Legal Opinion

Prentiss Phillips v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 12, 2005No. W2004-01626-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs April 19, 2005 PRENTISS PHILLIPS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. P-26816 W. Otis Higgs, Jr., Judge No. W2004-01626-CCA-R3-PC - Filed May 12, 2005 The petitioner, Prentiss Phillips, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The single issue presented for review is whether the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. The judgment is affirmed. Tenn. R. App. P. 3; Judgment of the Trial Court Affirmed GARY R. WADE, P.J., delivered…

2Cases cited13 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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