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LOFTON v. STATE

898 S.W.2d 246 (1994)

Eric M. LOFTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Certiorari Denied February 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.C. Wharton, Jr., Public Defender, Walker Gwinn, Diane Thackery, Asst. Public Defenders, Memphis, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Rebecca L. Gundt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, John W. Pierotti, Dist. Atty. Gen., Reginald Henderson, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Memphis, for appellee.

OPINION

PEAY, Judge.

The petitioner, an inmate with the Department of Correction, was convicted of first degree murder on October 5, 1989, and sentenced to life in prison. This Court affirmed the trial court's judgment on January 23, 1991.1 Permission to appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court was denied. The petitioner filed this pro se petition for post-conviction relief on May 20, 1992, with the Shelby County Criminal...

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