DEMORRIS SANCHEZ MCKENZIE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 12, 2023

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: J. Liddell Kirk, Madisonville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Demorris Sanchez McKenzie.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Courtney N. Orr, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Takisha Fitzgerald, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Petitioner, DeMorris Sanchez McKenzie, sought relief from his convictions and effective life sentence for first degree premeditated murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and driving on a revoked license. Petitioner alleged that he received the ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. Having reviewed the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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