Eddie Wayne Gordon v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Eddie Wayne Gordon, appeals the Gibson County Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his guilty plea to first degree murder and resulting life sentence. He contends that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel and that his guilty plea was involuntary. Upon review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the post-conviction court’s judgment that the petitioner received the effective assistance of counsel. However, because the post-conviction court failed to address the issue of whether the petitioner pled guilty voluntarily, the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.