RICHARD CRAWFORD v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 28, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Terrell Tooten, Memphis, Tennessee (on appeal), Richard Crawford, pro se (at hearing), and for the appellant, Richard Crawford.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Raymond J. Lepone, Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Vicki Carriker, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WILSON

Petitioner, Richard Crawford, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, which challenged his Shelby County Criminal Court convictions of especially aggravated robbery, attempted especially aggravated kidnapping, attempted second degree murder, and employing a firearm during the attempt to commit a dangerous felony, claiming that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel and due process of law. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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