Courtney B. Mathews v. State of Tennessee

12/27/2019 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 16, 2019 COURTNEY B. MATHEWS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. 63CC1-2015-CR-343 Don R. Ash, Senior Judge No. M2017-01802-CCA-R3-PC The Petitioner, Courtney B. Mathews, appeals from the denial of his petition for post- conviction relief, wherein he challenged his jury convictions for four counts of first- degree felony murder and one count of especially aggravated robbery. On appeal, the Petitioner’s issues center around (1) an ex parte communication…