SMITH v. STATE


987 S.W.2d 871 (1998)

Paul Dan SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Jay Cheatwood, Lawrenceburg, TN, for appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General & Reporter, Elizabeth B. Marney, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, TN, James G. White, Assistant District Attorney General, TN, for appellee.


No Permission to Appeal Applied for to the Supreme Court.

OPINION

GARY R. WADE, Presiding Judge.

The petitioner, Paul Dan Smith, appeals the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief. The single issue for review is whether the trial court erred by concluding that the petitioner had knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to counsel. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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