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OVERTON v. STATE

874 S.W.2d 6 (1994)

John OVERTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

March 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Bloodworth, Asst. Public Defender, Clarksville, for appellant-applicant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Merrilyn Feirman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee-respondent.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

John Overton appeals from the Court of Criminal Appeals' affirmance of the trial court's partial denial of his petition for postconviction relief. Overton filed this petition, alleging that he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment of the federal constitution, following his conviction on fifteen counts of sex offenses involving minors.1 This case...

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