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STATE v. WRIGHT

475 S.W.2d 546 (1972)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. John William WRIGHT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Bart Durham, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Tenn., Nashville, Noel R. Bagwell, Dist. Atty. Gen., Clarksville, for petitioner.

James O. Noland, Carol A. Catalano, Clarksville, for respondent.

OPINION

DYER, Chief Justice.

A history of this case will serve to clarify the issue.

On January 22, 1965, John William Wright was convicted of (1) burglary in the third degree, and (2) of being an habitual criminal. This case was seasonably appealed to this Court and affirmed by an opinion styled Wright v. State, 217 Tenn. 85, 394 S.W.2d 883 (1965).

Subsequently Wright filed a petition for the writ of habeas...

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