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PORTERFIELD v. STATE

897 S.W.2d 672 (1995)

Sidney PORTERFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Order on Petition to Rehear May 1, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Rebecca L. Gundt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

Larry H. Nance, Memphis, for appellant.

OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Petitioner, Sidney Porterfield, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death on 15 January 1986.1 On 7 July 1987, while the matter was pending on appellate review, petitioner filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief.2 The original pro se petition was supplemented by appointed counsel. Subsequently the trial court entered an order denying relief...

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