Jerry W. Dickerson v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 26, 2011 JERRY W. DICKERSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Johnson County No. 5730 Robert Cupp, Judge No. E2011-00685-CCA-R3-HC - Filed December 12, 2011 The petitioner, Jerry W. Dickerson, filed in the Johnson County Circuit Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The habeas corpus court summarily dismissed the petition, and the petitioner appeals. Upon review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we conclude that the habeas corpus court properly dismissed the…