Allen Craft v. State of Tennessee

03/16/2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs November 7, 2017 ALLEN CRAFT v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 12-02286 Paula Skahan, Judge No. W2016-02340-CCA-R3-PC The Petitioner, Allen Craft, appeals from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends that trial counsel was ineffective (1) for not filing a motion to sever his case from his codefendant; and (2) for failing “to introduce expert testimony which would tend to negate the requisite mental…