ABSTON v. STATE


749 S.W.2d 487 (1988)

Ricky ABSTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied May 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walsh, McWhirter & Wyatt, Thomas L. Brannon, Memphis, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., James W. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, J. Robert Carter, Asst. Dist. Atty., Memphis, for appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court May 9, 1988.

OPINION

LLOYD TATUM, Special Judge.

This is an appeal by Ricky Abston from a judgment denying post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. The trial judge held that the petition for post-conviction relief was barred by the Statute of Limitations (T.C.A. § 40-30-102) and that the petitioner knowingly and understandingly waived his rights to file this petition on the ground that...

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