Donald Branch v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs September 14, 2004 DONALD BRANCH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. P-26612 J. C. McLin, Judge No. W2003-03042-CCA-R3-PC - Filed December 21, 2004 The petitioner, Donald Branch, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his aggravated vehicular homicide convictions, arguing that trial and appellate counsel were ineffective for failing to cite reported criminal law cases when arguing for a jury instruction on proximate causation and that appellate counsel…