Lorenza Zackery v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Lorenza Zackery, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.  The petitioner pled guilty to two counts of rape of a child and received concurrent sentences of twenty years.  He contends that his plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered. He claims he was coerced into accepting the plea by trial counsel’s actions and deficient performance.  Following review of the record, we affirm the denial of relief.