Vincent Sims v. State of Tennessee

The capital petitioner, Vincent Sims, appeals as of right from the October 1, 2008 order of the Shelby County Criminal Court denying his initial and amended petitions for post-conviction relief. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the trial court erred in denying relief because: (1) trial counsel was ineffective; (2) appellate counsel was ineffective; and (3) the imposition of the death penalty in this case was unconstitutional. After a careful and laborious review of the record, we conclude that there is no error requiring reversal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction  court.