8 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 1988–2024 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Toddgreen2 sentences2021“Affidavits which fail to meet these criteria will not justify the granting of an evidentiary hearing since the information contained in the affidavits, taken as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief.” Id. (citing State v. Todd, 631 S.W.2d 464, 466-67 (Tenn. Crim. 2016An affidavit that fails to meet these requirements “will not justify the granting of an evidentiary hearing since the information contained in the affidavits, taken as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief.” Id. (citing State v. -17- Todd, 631 S.W.2d 464, 466-67 (Tenn. Crim. | 3 | 4 |
State v. Byerleygreen2 sentences2016An affidavit that fails to meet these requirements “will not justify the granting of an evidentiary hearing since the information contained in the affidavits, taken as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief.” Id. (citing State v. -17- Todd, 631 S.W.2d 464, 466-67 (Tenn. Crim. 1988See State v. Byerley, supra; State v. Todd, supra. However, if the affidavits are sufficient, and justify an evidentiary hearing, the trial court should not determine the merits of the petition on the strength of the affidavits alone. | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Hart
green
2 sentences2024“Affidavits which fail to meet these criteria will not justify the granting of an evidentiary hearing since the information contained in the affidavits, taken as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief.” Id. 2021“Affidavits which fail to meet these criteria will not justify the granting of an evidentiary hearing since the information contained in the affidavits, taken as true, would not entitle the petitioner to relief.” Id. (citing State v. Todd, 631 S.W.2d 464, 466-67 (Tenn. Crim. | 4 | 1998–2024 |
Tommy Nunley v. State of Tennessee
green
1 sentence2021App. 1981)). “[C]oram nobis petitions with inadequate allegations are susceptible to summary dismissal on the face of the petition, without discovery or an evidentiary hearing.” Nunley, 552 S.W.3d at 831 . | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Teague v. State
green
1 sentence2011Id. | 1 | 2011–2011 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.