Derrick Sutton v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, Derrick Sutton, appeals as of right from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner was convicted of especially aggravated robbery and sentenced as a violent offender to 21 years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Petitioner contends that the trial court erred in failing to charge facilitation of especially aggravated robbery as a lesser-included offense and that the trial court erred in defining the term knowingly in response to a question from the jury. The Petitioner also challenges the performance of trial and appellate counsel. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.