El Paso Pitts v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 5, 2001 EL PASO PITTS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. P-23499 Chris Craft, Judge No. W2001-01563-CCA-R3-PC - Filed April 17, 2002 The petitioner, El Paso Pitts,1 appeals the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief. In this appeal of right, the petitioner contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel and argues that the trial court erred by allowing his trial counsel to be present during the evidentiary hearing. The judgment of the trial court…