Legal Opinion

Charles Hardy, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 24, 2025No. E2024-00527-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

04/24/2025 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE March 18, 2025 Session CHARLES HARDY, JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 125403 Steven Wayne Sword, Judge ___________________________________ No. E2024-00527-CCA-R3-PC ___________________________________ Petitioner, Charles Hardy, Jr., appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing that the post-conviction court erred in denying his claims that trial counsel was ineffective in advising him not to testify, and provided ineffective counsel pretrial and at trial. He also…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Fields v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Goad v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1996

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