CORNELIUS O. WILLIAMS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jun 11, 2014

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Chase T. Smith, Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Cornelius O. Williams.

Attorneys 2:

Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Tracy L. Alcock, Assistant Attorney General; John W. Carney, District Attorney General; and Robert Nash, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WILLIAMS

The petitioner, Cornelius O. Williams, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his guilty plea was unlawfully induced and involuntarily made. After thoroughly reviewing the record, we conclude that the petitioner entered a knowing and voluntary plea of guilty and affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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