COOPER v. STATE


849 S.W.2d 744 (1993)

Vernon COOPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

January 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Mitchell Carter, and Karen Broadway Petosa, Chattanooga, for appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, and James W. Milam, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

In this post-conviction proceeding the sole issue before this Court is whether the petitioner, Vernon Cooper, was denied his right under the United States Constitution to the effective assistance of counsel on direct appeal to this Court. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found no merit to the petitioner's claim. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

The petitioner was convicted in...

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