Charles Ray Powell v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 17, 2010 CHARLES RAY POWELL v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Franklin County No. 10667 Thomas W. Graham, Judge No. M2009-01618-CCA-R3-PC - Filed November 23, 2010 Petitioner, Charles Ray Powell, appeals as of right the Franklin County Circuit Court’s summary denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. In 1996, Petitioner was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced by the trial court to serve life imprisonment. This court affirmed Petitioner’s conviction,…