George Arthur Lee Smith v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE April 26, 2011 Session GEORGE ARTHUR LEE SMITH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamblen County No. 09CR113 John Dugger, Judge No. E2010-00488-CCA-R3-PC-FILED-JANUARY 30, 2012 Petitioner, George Arthur Lee Smith, appeals from the Hamblen County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, in which he alleged that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. Specifically, Petitioner argues that trial counsel was ineffective for the following reasons: 1) for failing to…