WOODS v. STATE


928 S.W.2d 52 (1996)

Phillip R. WOODS, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

April 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Gass, Jackson, for Appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, Michelle L. Lehmann, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, James W. Thompson, Asst. District Attorney General, Jackson, for Appellee.


No Permission to Appeal Applied for to the Supreme Court.

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The petitioner, Phillip R. Woods, appeals the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief. The petitioner presents two issues for our review: (1) whether the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel due to the illegality of the sentence; and (2) whether the petitioner knowingly and voluntarily pled guilty.

We find that the trial court...

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