Legal Opinion

Darrell Jennings v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided October 21, 2009No. W2007-01087-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs August 5, 2008 DARRELL JENNINGS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. P-26688 Lee V. Coffee, Judge No. W2007-01087-CCA-R3-PC - Filed October 21, 2009 The petitioner, Darrell Jennings, was found guilty by a Shelby County jury of second degree murder and felony murder. The trial court merged the convictions, and the petitioner received a life sentence. Thereafter, the petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that his trial counsel was ineffective. The…

2Cases cited15 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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