BROTHERTON v. STATE


477 S.W.2d 522 (1971)

Thurman BROTHERTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied February 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy Gray Cutshaw, Greeneville, for petitioner.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Robert E. Kendrick, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, Heiskell H. Winstead, Dist. Atty. Gen., Ben K. Wexler, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Greeneville, for respondent.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court February 7, 1972.

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

The petitioner is serving a sentence of twenty-five years, having been convicted in 1965 by jury for committing the offense of murder in the first degree. He was represented at the trial by two retained counsel, one of whom at the time of this hearing was deceased. His retained counsel did not appeal his conviction and this is the primary urging by retained counsel on this...

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