Legal Opinion

Curtis Dwayne Staggs v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 29, 2016No. M2014-01416-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 12, 2015 CURTIS DWAYNE STAGGS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lawrence County No. 31393 Stella L. Hargrove, Judge No. M2014-01416-CCA-R3-PC – Filed June 29, 2016 The Petitioner, Curtis Dwayne Staggs, appeals the Lawrence County Circuit Court‟s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his convictions of first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, and aggravated robbery and resulting effective sentence of life plus twelve years. On appeal, the…

2Cases cited12 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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