State of Tennessee v. Rafael Antonio Bush

The Petitioner, Rafael Antonio Bush, was convicted of especially aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and aggravated assault.  On direct appeal, this Court affirmed his convictions and sentence.  State v. Rafael Antonio Bush, No. M2002-02390-CCA-R3-CD, 2004 WL 794755 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, April 14, 2004), no Tenn. R. App. P. 11 application filed.  Subsequently, the Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel at trial.  The trial court denied the petition after a hearing, and this Court affirmed the post-conviction court’s judgment denying relief.  Rafael Antonio Bush v. State, No. M2005-02967-CCA-R3-PC, 2006 WL 2682825 at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Sept. 7, 2006), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Dec. 27, 2006).  On April 24, 2014, the Petitioner filed a motion to reopen his petition for post-conviction relief.  The post-conviction court denied the motion to reopen, and the Petitioner appeals that decision.  After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.