FELTS v. STATE

No. M2009-00639-SC-R11-PC.

354 S.W.3d 266 (2011)

Henry Zillon FELTS v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Cooper, Jr. , Attorney General and Reporter; Gordon W. Smith , Associate Solicitor General; Mark A. Fulks , Senior Counsel; David H. Findley , Senior Counsel; Lawrence Ray Whitley , District Attorney General; Charles Ronald Blanton , Assistant District Attorney General; and Bryna Landers Grant , Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellant, State of Tennessee.

Gregory D. Smith , Clarksville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Henry Zillon Felts.


OPINION

CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

In this post-conviction appeal, we must determine whether Petitioner Henry Zillon Felts was denied the effective assistance of counsel at his trial for aggravated burglary and attempted first degree murder. The post-conviction court vacated Petitioner's convictions after concluding that trial...

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