MAY v. STATE


589 S.W.2d 933 (1979)

John Bennett MAY, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

April 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Watson, Nashville, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., William O. Kelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Roger T. May, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.


OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The petitioner-appellant, John Bennett May, is an inmate of the state penitentiary, where he is serving a two to ten year sentence for voluntary manslaughter. His sentence was set originally at ten years, but was modified by the Supreme Court on direct appeal of May's conviction.

In his current petition for post-conviction relief, May contends that the Supreme Court also ordered the manslaughter sentence to be served concurrently...

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