Antonio Benson v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The Petitioner, Antonio Benson, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief challenging his conviction for first degree premeditated murder. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred by denying relief on his claim alleging that his attorneys were ineffective for failing to meaningfully present the Petitioner's self-defense claim. After review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
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- finding no extraordinary circumstances present to “suggest that justice would be served by overlooking the government’s omission” and therefore treating the procedural default as waived
- characterizing the defendant’s motion as one to “vacate his conviction” (emphasis added)
- “reliance on contract law is by analogy”
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