Eric C. Pendleton v. State of Tennessee

This matter is before the Court upon the State’s motion to dismiss or in the alternative to affirm the judgment of the trial court by memorandum opinion pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Petitioner, Eric C. Pendleton, has appealed the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus in which Petitioner alleged that the indictments upon which he was convicted were void for failing to name all the essential elements of the crimes. Upon a review of the record in this case, we are persuaded that the trial court was correct in dismissing the petition for habeas corpus relief and that this case meets the criteria for affirmance pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Accordingly, the State’s motion is granted, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.