SHASTA JACKSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Aug 25, 2020

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: J. Liddell Kirk, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Shasta Jackson.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Cody N. Brandon, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and TaKisha Fitzgerald, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): THOMAS

The Petitioner, Shasta Jackson, appeals as of right from the Knox County Criminal Court’s denial of her petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends that she received ineffective assistance of trial counsel when counsel advised her to testify at trial. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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