William B. Francis v. State of Tennessee

In 2006, a jury convicted the petitioner, William B. Francis, of second degree murder, a Class A felony, and the trial court sentenced him as a Range I, violent offender to twenty-five years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. A panel of this court affirmed his conviction and sentence. See State v. William B. Francis, Jr., No. M2006-02177-CCA-R3-CD, 2007 WL 4224629, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Nov. 30, 2007). In his post-conviction petition, the petitioner alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The post-conviction court denied relief. On appeal, the petitioner argues that his counsel were ineffective for failing to present a complete defense and for not preventing the state from referring to the petitioner’s residence as a halfway house. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.