Bo W. Prendergast v. State of Tennessee

This case represents the consolidated appeals from the dismissal of the petitioner’s coram nobis petition and post-conviction petition, both of which sought to overturn his 2011 conviction for theft of property valued at over $10,000 but less than $60,000.  The procedural history of these cases is complicated by the fact that both attorneys, one in the coram nobis court and one in the post-conviction court, filed “motions to reconsider” purporting to delay the trial court’s final disposition of each action.  We reiterate that motions to reconsider are not authorized by the Rules of Criminal Procedure.  Waiving the timely notice of appeal in the coram nobis action, we discern no error in the dismissal of the petition.  We reach the merits of the petitioner’s post-conviction case and affirm the denial of relief.