§33.3 Burden of Criminal Defendant as Plaintiff
1. Matthews v. Lawson, M2007-02569-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 1, 2008).
The Court's Summary:
"An inmate sued his public defender for malpractice in his criminal trial. The trial court dismissed the case for failure make a partial payment of the filing fee and failure to obtain post-conviction relief. We affirm based upon the inmate’s failure to obtain post-conviction relief, an issue that was either not appealed or waived." View opinion.
The Court's Summary:
"An inmate sued his public defender for malpractice in his criminal trial. The trial court dismissed the case for failure make a partial payment of the filing fee and failure to obtain post-conviction relief. We affirm based upon the inmate’s failure to obtain post-conviction relief, an issue that was either not appealed or waived." View opinion.