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BATES v. STATE

973 S.W.2d 615 (1997)

Wayne Lee BATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1997.

Permission to Appeal Denied December 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Leach, Jr., Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, Paul J. Morrow, Jr. (at Post-Conviction Hearing Only), Nashville, for Appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, John P. Cauley, Assistant Attorney General, Glenn R. Pruden, Assistant Attorney General (at Post-Conviction Hearing Only), Nashville, Charles M. Layne, District Attorney General, Kenneth W. Shelton, Jr., Assistant District Attorney General, Manchester, for Appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 29, 1997.

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The petitioner, Wayne Lee Bates, appeals the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief on a conviction of first degree murder. His sentence was death by electrocution. The petitioner presents the following issues for our review:

(1) whether his guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered; (2) whether he received the effective...

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