Ginger Ilene Hudson Stump v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Ginger Ilene Hudson Stump, pled guilty to seven counts of forgery, of which six were Class E felonies and one was a Class D felony.  The trial court sentenced her as a career offender to twenty-four years in the Department of Correction.  On direct appeal, this court affirmed the petitioner’s convictions and sentence.  State v. Ginger Ilene Hudson Stump, No. M2012-02723-CCA-R3-CD, 2013 WL 5310526, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 20, 2013).  Subsequently, she filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, alleging she received the ineffective assistance of counsel.  Counsel was appointed and, following an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court denied the petition.  Based upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.