Roy E. Keough v. State of Tennessee

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• holding that an issue involving a post-conviction petitioner’s privilege against self-incrimination could be resolved based upon the language of Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 8(C)(1)(d) and declining to consider whether the issue should be resolved on constitutional grounds
• applying the rules of statutory construction to interpret Tennessee Supreme -9- Court Rule 28 and Tennessee Rule of Evidence 611
• “The Act contemplates that the petitioner’s testimony will be necessary to satisfy th[e] burden of proof.”
• “This Court decides constitutional issues only when absolutely necessary for determination of the case and the rights of the parties. Where an appeal can be resolved on non-constitutional grounds, we avoid deciding constitutional issues.” (citations omitted)

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