TIDWELL v. STATE


922 S.W.2d 497 (1996)

Jesse S. TIDWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Spence Tidwell, pro se.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, Dan W. Cook, Assistant District Attorney General, Charlotte, for Appellee.


BIRCH, Justice.

The appellant, Jesse S. Tidwell, appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. At issue is whether his trial counsel's failure to require the prosecutor to elect the particular offenses upon which convictions would be sought deprived him of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel.1 We have carefully examined the trial and post-conviction transcripts and have thoroughly...

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