Kentrail Sterling v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Kentrail Sterling, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court’s summary dismissal of his “Amended and Supplemental Petition for Post-Conviction Relief, and/or Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, and/or Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” as well as his “Additional Amended and Supplemental Petition to Reopen Petition for Post-Conviction Relief.” The lower court summarily dismissed the petition, finding that: (1) it was outside the statute of limitations for both post-conviction and error coram nobis relief; (2) the issues raised had been previously determined or were waived; and (3) the convictions were not void. On appeal, the petitioner asserts that the lower court erred in dismissing his “petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing” because “due process claims nessetates [sic] setting aside the statute of limitations.”  Following review, we affirm the summary dismissal of the petition.