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SHAMIKA FIFER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 25, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Rosalind Brown, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Shamika Elizabeth Fifer.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Johnny Cerisano, Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Kevin McAlpin, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee

Judge(s): WILSON

Petitioner, Shamika Fifer, was indicted on charges of first degree murder (Count 1), attempted first degree murder (Count 2), and employing a firearm during the commission of a felony (Count 3). At trial, a Shelby County jury convicted her of Count 2 but could not reach a verdict as to Counts 1 and 3. During a subsequent hearing, Petitioner pleaded guilty to the lesser-included offense of second degree murder in Count 1 and Count 3 was dismissed by the State. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of twenty-one years’ confinement. Petitioner then filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the post- conviction court denied following a hearing. On appeal, Petitioner maintains that her guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered and that trial counsel was ineffective. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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