Tom Perry Bell v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, Tom Perry Bell, filed a petition for post-conviction relief attacking his guilty-pleaded conviction for burglary and resulting eight-year sentence. The post-conviction court denied relief following an evidentiary hearing, finding that the Petitioner had failed to prove his allegations by clear and convincing evidence. In this appeal as of right, the Petitioner contends that trial counsel was ineffective at sentencing principally by failing to discover or challenge several errors in the presentence investigation report regarding his criminal history. After our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.