BERNARD FRAZIER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Apr 11, 2014

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Warren P. Campbell, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bernard Frazier.

Attorneys 2:

Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Senior Counsel; Amy P. Weirich, District Attorney General; and Paul Goodman, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GLENN

The petitioner, Bernard Frazier, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that his guilty pleas were not knowingly and voluntarily entered. After review, we conclude that the petitioner received effective assistance of counsel but that his guilty pleas were not knowingly and voluntarily entered. As such, we reverse the judgment and remand to the trial court.

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