Darion Merriweather v. State of Tennessee

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The petitioner, Darion Merriweather, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, which petition challenged his guilty-pleaded conviction of carjacking, alleging that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel and that his guilty plea was not entered into knowingly and voluntarily. Because the record establishes that counsels' performance was deficient and that the petitioner's guilty plea was unknowing and involuntary, we reverse the denial of post-conviction relief, vacate the petitioner's guilty plea, and remand for trial.