Dale Vinson Merritt v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The petitioner, Dale Vinson Merritt, appeals the denial of his petitions for post-conviction relief, which petitions challenged his convictions of delivery of less than 15 grams of heroin within a drug-free zone in case number 114585 and possession with intent to sell or deliver more than 15 grams of heroin in case number 114584, alleging that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Discerning no error, we affirm the denial of postconviction relief.
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- reviewing admission of unobjected-to codefendant’s statement inculpating defendant for plain error
- “[A] Schwartz hearing is inappropriate where the claim of misconduct is wholly speculative and not based on any evidence reasonably suggesting 6 that misconduct had occurred.” (quotation omitted)
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Judges: Judge James Curwood Witt
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