Brooke Lee Whitaker v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Brooke Lee Whitaker, pleaded guilty to rape and received a twelve-year sentence.  In her petition for post-conviction relief she alleges that she received ineffective assistance of counsel, that her guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered, and that trial counsel had a conflict of interest as the former sheriff of Bedford County that prejudiced his representation of the petitioner.  After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.