State of Tennessee v. Ben Thomas Dowlen

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE January 13, 2004 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BEN THOMAS DOWLEN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. 40000231 John H. Gasaway, Judge No. M2003-00508-CCA-R3-CD - Filed July 20, 2004 In this action which originated as a post-conviction proceeding seeking the grant of both a delayed appeal and a new trial due to ineffective assistance of counsel, Ben Thomas Dowlen appeals. We affirm the lower court’s ruling on the sentencing issue raised in the delayed appeal, and we likewise affirm the lower court’s denial of…