Legal Opinion

James Snipes v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 16, 2020No. W2018-02225-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

04/16/2020 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs January 7, 2020 JAMES SNIPES v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 08-07885 Glenn Ivy Wright, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2018-02225-CCA-R3-PC ___________________________________ The Petitioner, James Snipes, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, seeking relief from his conviction of first degree felony murder and resulting life sentence. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that he received the…

2Cases cited16 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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