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JOHNNY LEE JENKINS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 15, 2021

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Rosalind E. Brown, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Petitioner, Johnny Lee Jenkins.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Brent C. Cherry, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Amy Weirich, District Attorney General; and Leslie Byrd, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MCMULLEN

The Petitioner, Johnny Lee Jenkins, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, attempted voluntary manslaughter, and two counts of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. One of the counts of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony was dismissed after the Petitioner filed a motion for new trial, and this court reversed and vacated the voluntary manslaughter conviction on direct appeal and remanded the case for entry of corrected judgments to reflect a conviction for reckless homicide. On appeal, the Petitioner asserts that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, specifically contending that trial counsel failed to argue the inclusion of lesserincluded offenses. Upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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