Dontavious Hendrix v. State of Tennessee

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The Petitioner, Dontavious Hendrix, was convicted of second-degree murder and subsequently sentenced to twenty-five years. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-210(a)(1). Following denial of his direct appeal, the Petitioner filed a petition seeking postconviction relief, alleging that trial counsel was ineffective based on the following grounds: (1) implementing an inappropriate trial strategy by allowing Monderrius Miller to testify on behalf of the defense (2) failing to properly advise the Petitioner of his right to testify on his own behalf and (3) failing to interview potential witnesses. Following our review, we affirm.