Petitioner received an effective sentence of fifty years in the Department of Correction. On direct appeal, this court affirmed the Petitioner’s convictions and sentence. Thereafter, the Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which was denied following a hearing. On appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief, the Petitioner contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel based upon trial counsel’s failure to hire a DNA expert to analyze the evidence against the Petitioner. Following our review, we affirmed the judgment of the post-conviction court. Thereafter, the Tennessee Supreme Court granted the Petitioner’s application for permission to appeal and remanded the matter to the post-conviction court for the entry of a supplemental order denying the petition. The post-conviction court complied with the remand order and filed a supplemental order with this court. Upon reconsideration of the Petitioner’s case, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
Case Number
M2014-01607-CCA-R3-PC
Originating Judge
Judge Monte Watkins
Case Name
Christopher M. Black v. State of Tennessee
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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