STATE v. ZIMMERMAN


823 S.W.2d 220 (1991)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Laurie ZIMMERMAN, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Raybin, Hollins, Wagster & Yarbrough, P.C., Nashville, Tenn., for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Merrilyn Feirman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Guy Dotson, Atty. Gen., Murfreesboro, for State.


No Application for Permission to Appeal to the Supreme Court.

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The defendant, Laurie Zimmerman, appeals her conviction of second degree murder. She was sentenced to 15 years. The issue presented for review is whether her trial counsel was ineffective.

We find in favor of the defendant, reverse the conviction, and remand the cause for a new trial.

Attorney David Vincent initially represented the defendant. Two days...

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