Byas Wofford, IV v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Byas Wofford, IV, stands convicted of five counts of identity theft, one count of forgery in an amount over $1,000, and one count of forgery. Pursuant to his plea agreement, the petitioner pleaded guilty to these seven offenses and received an effective 12-year sentence to be
served as a Range III persistent offender. In the instant appeal, the petitioner challenges the post-conviction court’s denial of his post-conviction petition, alleging that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that as a result, his guilty pleas were involuntarily and unknowingly made.  After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.