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PEARSON v. STATE

521 S.W.2d 225 (1975)

John Calvin PEARSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott N. Brown, Jr., James D. Robinson, Chattanooga, for petitioner.

R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Bart Durham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case in order to clarify the law with respect to the use of criminal convictions as a predicate for successive convictions under the habitual criminal statutes (Sec. 40-2801 et seq., T.C.A.).

The record reflects convictions of the petitioner as follows:

  a. Sept. 16, 1964     armed robbery

   b. Sept. 16, 1964     burglary

   c. Dec. 2, 1964       armed robbery

   d. April...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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