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Clarence Nesbit v. State of Tennessee

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 14, 2014No. W2009-02101-SC-R11-PDPublishedCited by 122 opinions

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OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, C.J.

in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.

The issue presented is whether the defendant is entitled to a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. A Shelby County jury convicted the defendant of first degree premeditated murder and sentenced him to death. Following unsuccessful appeals, the defendant filed for post-conviction relief on the grounds sof ineffective assistance of counsel. The post-conviction court granted the defendant a new sentencing hearing, but denied him a new trial on the murder conviction. A…

3Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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4Cited by122 opinions

  1. Edward Thomas Kendrick, III v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Adam S. Massengill v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2022
  3. Andre Terry v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2024
  4. Angel Geovanna Hurtado v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
  5. Antonio Bigsbee v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2015

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