State Tennessee v. Edward Leroy Harris

The appellant, Edward Leroy Harris, alias ""Tattoo Eddie,"" seeks post-conviction relief from his convictions of one count of armed robbery and two counts of premeditated first degree murder, entered by the Circuit Court of Sevier County in May, 1988, and the consequent imposition of one sentence of life imprisonment and two sentences of death by electrocution. The convictions and sentences were affirmed on appeal by the Tennessee Supreme Court. State v. Harris, 839 S.W.2d 54 (Tenn. 1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 954, 113 S. Ct. 1368, 122 L. Ed. 2d 746 (1993). On August 10, 1993, the appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief. On November 29, 1993, the post-conviction court conducted a hearing on the merits of the appellant's petition. At the Conclusion of the hearing, the post-conviction court denied the petition. A written judgment of dismissal was filed on December 6, 1993.