Legal Opinion
Bentley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 18, 1996PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PEAY, Judge.
The petitioner pled guilty on June 15,1994, to escape from a penal institution in violation of T.C.A. § 39-16-605 (1991). At the time of the alleged escape offense, the defendant was serving a ten year Community Corrections sentence for previous drug offenses. The trial court sentenced him to one year in prison, with the sentence to run consecutively to the sentences for which the defendant was on Community Corrections. The petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief on October 14,1994, and amended it with the assistance of counsel on January 24,1995, alleging…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
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