Legal Opinion

Parham v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 25, 1994PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JONES, Judge.

The appellant, Kenneth Parham, appeals as of right from a judgment of the trial court denying his suit for post-conviction relief. The trial court found that the appellant voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently entered a plea of guilty to the offense of murder in the perpetration of a robbery in exchange for a life sentence. In this Court, the appellant contends that his “guilty plea should be set aside because it was not voluntary.”

The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

On the 24th day of May, 1985, the Shelby County Grand Jury returned a two count indictment…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  2. State v. TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  3. Howell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  4. State v. MannTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. RobinsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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