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FRED BIRCHFIELD v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 24, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Walter Johnson, Lenoir City, Tennessee, for the appellant, Fred Birchfield.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Ball, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Russell Johnson, District Attorney General; and Jonathan S. Edwards, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Morgan County jury convicted the Petitioner, Fred Birchfield, of second degree murder and reckless homicide. The trial court sentenced the Petitioner to serve consecutive sentences of eighteen years for his second degree murder conviction and three years for his reckless homicide conviction. The Petitioner appealed, and this court affirmed the Petitioner’s convictions. State v. Birchfield, No. E2016-00493-CCA-R3-CD, 2017 WL 758515, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 27, 2017), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Jun. 7, 2017). The Petitioner timely filed a post-conviction petition, alleging that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. After a hearing, the post-conviction court denied relief. After review, we affirm the post-conviction court’s judgment.

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