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WESTON v. STATE

60 S.W.3d 57 (2001)

Kenneth Lee WESTON v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

March 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Stephens, District Public Defender, and Paula R. Voss, Assistant District Public Defender, Knoxville, TN, for appellant, Kenneth Lee Weston.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Erik W. Daab, Assistant Attorney General, Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General, and Marsha Selecman, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

OPINION

BIRCH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., HOLDER and BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted review in this cause to determine whether the trial court exceeded the authority granted upon remand when it permitted Kenneth Lee Weston to amend his post-conviction petition and when it ruled on the amended petition. Because we find that the trial court was without authority to allow the amendment, we vacate all orders pertaining to...

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