Wendell Guinn v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The Petitioner, Wendell Guinn, appeals from the Shelby County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends (1) that his constitutional rights were violated by prosecutorial misconduct during the jury voir dire and the State's closing arguments (2) that the trial court committed several errors in the jury instructions and (3) that he received ineffective assistance from his trial and appellate counsel. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
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- upholding the validity of an earlier version of section 301.7502-1(c)(1)(iii)(B)(3), Proced. & -8- [ ] Admin. Regs.,5 and concluding that a USPS postmark trumps a private postage meter mark as the latter is disregarded pursuant to the operative regulation
- upholding the validity of an earlier version of section 301.7502-1(c)(1)(iii)(B)(3) , Proced. & Admin. Regs., 4 and concluding that a U.S. Postal Service postmark trumps a private postage meter mark as the latter is disregarded pursuant to the operative regulation
- “[T]o come within the terms of section 7502, the petition must have been timely mailed on or before the last date for filing.”
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Judges: Judge D. Kelly Thomas Jr.
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