Legal Opinion

Christopher Johnson v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 28, 2012No. E2011-00562-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs November 15, 2011 CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Bradley County No. M-10-712 Carroll L. Ross, Judge No. E2011-00562-CCA-R3-PC - Filed March 28, 2012 The Petitioner, Christopher Johnson, appeals as of right from the Bradley County Criminal Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred by summarily dismissing his petition because it relied upon “unconstitutional” case law in determining…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Serrano v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  5. Carpenter v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2004

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