Legal Opinion
Cureton v. Tollett
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 15, 1971PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’BRIEN, Judge.
Petitioner, George Cureton, appeals from dismissal of his petition for Post-Conviction Relief without an evidentiary hearing.
Petitioner was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to ten years in the Penitentiary. An appeal was effected .and the judgment affirmed by this court.
The petition filed in the lower court avers:(1) That petitioner’s constitutional rights have and are being violated, and he is denied “due process” and “equal protection” of the law in that he was denied a complete and legal appellate review due to the negligence of a State Agent. The transcript…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State Ex Rel. Leighton v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. Willis S. Marshall, Relator-Appellee v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden of Attica State Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Swanson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
- Furgison v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Rickman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- Martucci v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- State v. OatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
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