Terry D. Sneed v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Terry D. Sneed, aggrieved of his convictions of aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, and two counts of aiding and abetting aggravated rape for which he received sentences totaling 124 years’ incarceration, filed a timely pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Following multiple appointments of counsel, amendments to the petition, and other procedural matters spanning over nine years, the post-conviction court denied relief after a full evidentiary hearing. On appeal, the petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred by (1) denying his motion to sever his post-conviction hearing from that of his co-defendant, (2) denying his motion to continue the evidentiary hearing based upon the unavailability of two witnesses, and (3) denying relief for his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel based upon the single allegation that trial counsel failed to introduce evidence of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) laboratory report at trial. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.