James Hathaway v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, James Hathaway, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of  post-conviction relief from his convictions of first degree felony murder and especially aggravated robbery, for which he is serving consecutive sentences of life without parole and twenty-five years. On appeal, he contends that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to request lesser included offense instructions and failing to obtain additional expert assistance. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.