Tevin Dominique Lumpkin v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Tevin Dominique Lumpkin, appeals as of right from the Henry County Circuit
Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, wherein he challenged his
conviction for first degree premeditated murder. On appeal, Petitioner asserts that he
received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because counsel failed to file a motion to
dismiss related to the State’s failure to collect, test, or maintain blood droplets from the
crime scene. He also argues that his due process rights were violated by the lost evidence
and because the post-conviction court did not force a witness to testify or, alternatively,
speak to post-conviction counsel. Lastly, he argues that the cumulative effect of these
errors requires relief. Following our review, we affirm the denial of post-conviction relief.