Michael Russo v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 14, 2001 MICHAEL RUSSO v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 97-B-995 Cheryl Blackburn, Judge No. M2000-00919-CCA-R3-PC - Filed June 5, 2001 The petitioner appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, raising the sole issue of whether the post-conviction court erred in finding that he had effective assistance of counsel at trial. The petitioner was convicted by a jury of first degree murder for shooting his wife to death, and…