Kenneth W. Barnett v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Kenneth Barnett, appeals from the Knox County Criminal Court’s denial of his
petition for post-conviction relief related to his convictions for six counts of aggravated
burglary, six counts of theft, and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a
convicted felon. Petitioner argues that the post-conviction court erred in denying relief
based upon his claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because trial
counsel failed to (1) investigate or seek testing of Petitioner’s blood, urine, and cigarettes;
(2) file a motion to suppress Petitioner’s confession; and (3) adequately cross-examine law
enforcement witnesses regarding the credibility of the confession and chain of custody
issues with a gun magazine. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment
of the post-conviction court.