Alejandro Avila-Salazar v. State of Tennessee

Case Number
M2020-01605-CCA-R3-PC

Petitioner, Alejandro Avila-Salazar, appeals the post-conviction court’s refusal to vacate his guilty plea to second-degree murder after the vacating his guilty plea to attempted aggravated rape based on trial counsel’s failure to inform Petitioner that he would be subject to mandatory lifetime community supervision for the attempted aggravated rape conviction.  The State argues that the post-conviction court erred by vacating the attempted aggravated rape conviction.  Following our review of the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we reverse the judgment of the post-conviction court and remand the case for reinstatement of the original judgment of conviction and sentence previously imposed for attempted aggravated rape. 

Authoring Judge
Judge Jill Bartee Ayers
Originating Judge
Judge Mark J. Fishburn
Case Name
Alejandro Avila-Salazar v. State of Tennessee
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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