ALLEN v. STATE


854 S.W.2d 873 (1993)

William G. ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

June 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard McGee, Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter and Jeannie Kaess, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.


OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents for review the dismissal, upon the State's motion, of the appellant's 1989 pro se petition for post-conviction relief, without the appointment of counsel or further response by the State. Summary dismissal of the petition is not consistent with the language of the Post-Conviction Procedures Act or prior decisions of this Court.

The appellant...

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