Rodney Patterson v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, Rodney Patterson, appeals as of right from the Davidson County Criminal Court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief.  The Petitioner contends that he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel because (1) trial counsel failed to inform him that his conviction for vandalism of property valued at more than $500 but less than $1,000 was a felony rather than a misdemeanor; and (2) trial counsel failed to inform him that his sentence was to be served consecutively to his sentence for another offense.  Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.