LEDFORD v. STATE


708 S.W.2d 419 (1985)

David Gene LEDFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied March 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Reid, Carter & Reid, Athens, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, State Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Albert L. Partee, III, Asst. State Atty. Gen., Nashville, Jerry N. Estes, Dist. Atty. Gen., James F. Watson, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Athens, for appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 24, 1986.

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

Ledford appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing.

Ledford seeks to have pleas of guilty to possession of marijuana and to an attempt to commit a felony (burglary) set aside because his attorney's representation was not competent and because the pleas were not voluntary.

The judgment of the trial...

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