Courtney B. Mathews v. State of Tennessee

06/23/2026 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 16, 2026 COURTNEY B. MATHEWS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Wayne County No. 20CR-17600 M. Caleb Bayless, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2025-01970-CCA-R3-HC ___________________________________ In 1996, a Montgomery County jury convicted the petitioner, Courtney B. Mathews, of four counts of felony murder and one count of especially aggravated robbery for which he received an effective sentence of life without parole plus twenty-five years in confinement. On…