BLANKENSHIP v. STATE


469 S.W.2d 530 (1971)

John Ronald BLANKENSHIP, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee and Lewis Tollett, Warden, Respondents.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied June 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell X. Thompson, Memphis, for appellant.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Thomas E. Fox, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, Thomas F. Graves, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Memphis, for respondents.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court June 7, 1971.

OPINION

O'BRIEN, Judge.

The appellant, John Ronald Blankenship, referred to hereinafter as petitioner, or by name, appeals from dismissal of his petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by the Shelby County Criminal Court, without an evidentiary hearing.

Petitioner was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon and sentenced to ten (10) years in the penitentiary. On appeal, with appointed counsel...

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