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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 22, 2015

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

John E. Carter, Mountain City, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2:

Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; and Lacy Wilber, Senior Counsel, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): THOMAS

The Petitioner, John E. Carter, appeals as of right from the Johnson County Criminal Court?s summary dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Petitioner contends that his due process rights were violated because, at the time of his trial, he was not given “fair warning” that the negation of an element of a criminal offense was recognized as a defense in this state. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the habeas corpus court.

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