MELVIN JAMES BRANHAM v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 18, 2016

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Jessica S. Sisk, Newport, Tennessee, for the appellant, Melvin James Branham.

Attorneys 2:

Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Caitlin Smith, Assistant Attorney General; James Dunn, District Attorney General; and Ronald C. Newcomb, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Petitioner, Melvin James Branham, appeals the Sevier County Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his 2012 conviction for robbery and his fifteen- year sentence. The Petitioner contends that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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