Philander Butler v. State of Tennessee-Dissenting ( 2015 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
Assigned on Briefs February 03, 2015
PHILANDER BUTLER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County
No. 8808249, 9004544, 9006943 James M. Lammey, Judge
No. W2014-01366-CCA-R3-CO - Filed July 14, 2015
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CAMILLE R. MCMULLEN, J., dissenting.
For reasons stated in State v. Kevin M. Thompson, No. E2014-01358-CCA-R3-
CD, 2015 WL 1548852 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 1, 2015), and State v. Sean Blake, No.
W2014-00856-CCA-R3-CO, 2015 WL 112801 (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 8, 2015), I would
remand this matter to the trial court for appointment of counsel if the Defendant is
indigent and an evidentiary hearing pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure
36.1. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.
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CAMILLE R. MCMULLEN, JUDGE