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RAY v. STATE

480 S.W.2d 919 (1972)

James Earl RAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied May 1, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., Washington, D.C., Richard J. Ryan and Robert I. Livingston, Memphis, for appellant.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Robert H. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Lloyd A. Rhodes and Jesse Clyde Mason, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Memphis, for appellee.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court May 1, 1972.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief from his guilty-plea conviction of first degree murder and punishment of ninety-nine years, which petition was dismissed without an evidentiary hearing. This appeal questions the correctness of the trial judge's action.

James Earl Ray, while represented by retained counsel, entered a plea of guilty to the murder of Dr...

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