HELLARD v. STATE


629 S.W.2d 4 (1982)

William Ray HELLARD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Sizer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent-appellant; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

James L. Weatherly, Jr., Nashville, for petitioner-appellee.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is a proceeding for post conviction relief in which the prisoner, Hellard, attempts to have his conviction for armed robbery set aside upon allegations that his trial counsel, Mr. William Morrell, in his representation of the petitioner did not measure up to the standard of competence for counsel as set out by this Court in Baxter v. Rose, Tenn., 523 S.W.2d 930...

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