Dewayne R. Cross v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs July 26, 2006 DEWAYNE R. CROSS. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Blount County No. C-15112 D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., Judge No. E2006-00375-CCA-R3-PC - Filed September 20, 2006 The Petitioner, Dewayne R. Cross, was convicted of rape, and the trial court sentenced him as a violent offender to nine years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. He appealed, this Court affirmed the conviction, and the Petitioner filed a petition and two amended petitions for post- conviction relief. Following…