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STATE v. PINKSTON

644 S.W.2d 422 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. William Spencer PINKSTON, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied December 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.C. Wharton, Jr., Public Defender, Walker Gwinn, John Dice, Asst. Public Defenders, Memphis, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., State Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Gordon W. Smith, Asst. State Atty. Gen., Nashville, Thomas D. Henderson, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Memphis, for appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 30, 1982.

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery and was then found to be an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The defendant says the evidence was insufficient to show he had become an habitual criminal, says the trial judge should have instructed the jury the defendant would be ineligible for parole if convicted as an habitual criminal...

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