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MICHAEL WHITE v. VINCENT VANTELL, WARDEN

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Feb 21, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Michael White, Hartsville, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Brooke A. Huppenthal, Assistant Attorney General; and Jason L. Lawson, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

A Marshall County jury convicted the Petitioner, Michael White, of five counts of rape in 2005, and the trial court sentenced him to an effective sentence of fifty-five years. Thereafter, the Petitioner filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear his case because, among other things, the original affidavit of complaint was invalid and that his charges were not supported by probable cause. The habeas corpus court summarily denied the application, finding that the Petitioner failed to state a colorable claim for relief and that he failed to comply with the statutory requirements for requesting the writ. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgment of the habeas corpus court.

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