ZACHARY THOMPSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 12, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Claiborne H. Ferguson, Memphis, Tennessee, (on appeal); Alex Jones, Memphis, Tennessee, (at hearing), for the appellant, Zachary Thompson.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Park Huff, Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Melissa Harris, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): SWORD

The Petitioner, Zachary Thompson, appeals from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, arguing that the post-conviction court erred in finding that he failed to establish that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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