Dennis Gilliland v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 22, 2003 DENNIS RAY GILLILAND v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dickson County No. CR-5279 Robert E. Burch, Judge No. M2002-01865-CCA-R3-PC - Filed November 14, 2003 The petitioner, Dennis Gilliland, appeals the Dickson County Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his 1996 felony murder conviction. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the issue of alibi. He also raises ineffective assistance of counsel because his…