Smith v. Peebles

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff Jimmy Dale Smith, an inmate in the Tennessee Penal System, filed his complaint pro se in the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee, against the defendant Arnold Peebles, Jr. Mr. Peebles represented plaintiff in a criminal proceeding which resulted in plaintiff’s conviction. Plaintiff, in his complaint, alleges, inter alia, that Mr. Peebles was guilty of malpractice in handling plaintiff’s defense which resulted in plaintiff’s conviction. Among other things, plaintiff prayed for (a) $1,000,000 compensatory damages, (b) $2,000,000 punitive damages, and (d)…