Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

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Petitioner, Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr., appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition,arguing that the post-conviction court erred in denying his claims that trial counsel wasineffective by failing to object to the State's closing argument, failing to adequately advisehim concerning the State's plea offer, and failing to move to exclude discovery receivedon the eve of trial. Petitioner further argues that appellate counsel was ineffective forfailing to raise on direct appeal the issue of Juror 2's presence on the jury. Following ourreview of the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the postconvictioncourt.