State of Tennessee v. James Rodney Smith

05/25/2022 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs March 15, 2022 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JAMES RODNEY SMITH Appeal from the Circuit Court for Houston County No. 2015-CR-86 Suzanne Lockert-Mash, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2021-00547-CCA-R3-CD ___________________________________ The Defendant, James Rodney Smith, was convicted of arson following a jury trial, and he was sentenced to four years on probation and ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution. No appeal was filed, and the Defendant sought post-conviction relief and was permitted to…