Legal Opinion

Kenneth Watts v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 14, 2016No. E2015-01151-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 27, 2016 KENNETH WATTS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 99716 Bob R. McGee, Judge No. E2015-01151-CCA-R3-PC – Filed June 14, 2016 The petitioner, Kenneth Watts, appeals the denial of post-conviction relief from his 2009 Knox County Criminal Court jury convictions of vandalism and theft of property, for which he received a sentence of 15 years. In this appeal, the petitioner contends only that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Discerning no error, we…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Fields v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. BurnsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Goad v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1996

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