Legal Opinion
Hobby v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 1, 1973PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALKER, Presiding Judge.
The petitioner, David C. Hobby, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.
When Hobby filed his petition, the capable trial judge wisely appointed counsel and properly ordered the district attorney general to respond within 30 days after *958counsel filed any amendments. Counsel amended the petition and the trial judge sustained the state’s motion to dismiss. In dismissing the petition, the court examined all of the grounds alleged and after a careful consideration of all of the petitioner’s contentions,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Ves v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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3Cited by12 opinions
- William Chandler v. Otie Jones and Attorney General of the State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- State v. DobbinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Pearson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Metheny v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
- Glasscock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
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