James C. Osborne, IV v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, James C. Osborne IV, appeals the Wilson County Criminal Court’s denial of post-conviction relief from his conviction of rape. He claims on appeal that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury as to the State’s burden of proof and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to object to the erroneous instruction. The record supports the post-conviction court’s denial of relief, and we therefore affirm