Octavious Taylor v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Octavious Taylor, filed pro se in 2013 a timely petition for post-conviction relief challenging his 2012 Shelby County, guilty-pleaded convictions of aggravated robbery and especially aggravated robbery for which he received an effective 21-year sentence to be served at 100 percent in the Department of Correction. The petitioner asserted that his guilty pleas were not knowingly, intelligently, or voluntarily made and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Following the appointment of counsel, the filing of an amendment to the petition, and an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court denied relief. In this timely appeal, the petitioner advances his claim of an infirm guilty plea. Because the record supports the decision of the post-conviction court, we affirm its judgment.