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STATE v. SHAW

37 S.W.3d 900 (2001)

STATE of Tennessee v. Maurice SHAW.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

March 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason G. Whitworth, Covington, TN, for the appellant, Maurice Shaw.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Patricia C. Kussmann, Assistant Attorney General; Elizabeth T. Rice, District Attorney General; and James W. Freeland, Jr., Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which DROWOTA, BIRCH, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted this appeal to decide two issues: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice and to support the defendant's conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver and (2) whether the defendant was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. The Court...

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