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SNEED v. STATE

872 S.W.2d 930 (1993)

Michael SNEED, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

February 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin W. Shepherd, Asst. Dist. Public Defender, Maryville, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Jerry L. Smith, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, and Michael L. Flynn, Dist. Atty. Gen., Maryville, for the State.

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The appellant, Michael Sneed, appeals the trial court's dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. The issue is whether the trial court properly dismissed the petition without an evidentiary hearing. We hold that the summary dismissal was erroneous. The judgment is, therefore, reversed and the cause is remanded for a hearing.

The petitioner claims that upon his release from custody in Kentucky on February 6, 1992...

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