JOHNSON v. STATE


834 S.W.2d 922 (1992)

Walter K. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

May 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. McClarty, Chattanooga, for defendant-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Gordon Smith, Deputy Atty. Gen. and C. Anthony Daughtrey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals, which affirmed the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. The record shows that even though the trial court did not advise the petitioner of the right against self-incrimination, the guilty plea accepted by the trial court was knowing and voluntary; the petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to have the conviction vacated.

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