Corey Finley v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Corey Finley, appeals the post-conviction court's summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief from his attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault convictions. On appeal, he argues that he stated a colorable claim in his petition; therefore, the post-conviction court erred in dismissing his petition without conducting an evidentiary hearing. The State concedes that the post-conviction court erred in summarily dismissing the petition. After review, we reverse the judgment of the post-conviction court and remand for the appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing.