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Tennessee Prisoners Must Verify Truth of Petitions for Relief from Sentences
Daryl Holton and Paul Reid, Tennessee state prisoners, were sentenced to death on murder convictions. Neither appealed. Later, acting as "next friend," others filed petitions for relief on their behalf, claiming they were mentally incompetent. The petitions weren't signed or otherwise verified by Holton or Reid. The trial court stayed ...
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