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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
Assigned on Briefs June 2, 2009

HOWARD KEITH SALLEE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Weakley County
No. CR95-2008  William B. Acree, Jr., Judge

No. W2008-01935-CCA-R3-PC  -Filed November 20, 2009
The Weakley County Grand Jury indicted Petitioner, Howard Keith Sallee, for one count of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. Petitioner pled guilty to the offense as charged. The trial court sentenced Petitioner to ten years as a Range III, persistent offender. Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief in which he alleged that his guilty plea was not entered voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently because he attempted to commit suicide a few days before entering his guilty plea. He also alleged that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to order a mental evaluation. The post-conviction court held an evidentiary hearing. Following the hearing, the post

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