Johnny L. Heitz v. State of Tennessee

Case Number
E2012-01171-CCA-R3-PC

The Petitioner, Johnny L. Heitz, appeals the Sullivan County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his aggravated kidnapping conviction and resulting thirty-year sentence. He contends that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to two statements made by prosecutors during closing argument. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Authoring Judge
Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge
Judge Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.
Case Name
Johnny L. Heitz v. State of Tennessee
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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