Tennessee Supreme Court· 2/18/2010

Frazier v. State

Citations

303 S.W.3d 674
2010 Tenn. LEXIS 88
2010 WL 550841

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recognizing that post-conviction petitioners enjoy the statutory 15 right to conflict free counsel, but not effective counsel
explaining that the obligations and responsibilities of statutorily appointed counsel are governed by the Tennessee Supreme Court rules, not the Constitution
explaining that the obligations and responsibilities of statutorily appointed counsel are governed by the Tennessee Supreme Court rules, not the Constitution
stating that there is not a constitutional right to counsel in state post-conviction proceedings but rather a statutory right to counsel
noting that an attorney in a post-conviction proceeding who had represented the petitioner on direct appeal had a clear conflict of interest
providing that a petitioner may knowingly and voluntarily waive the right to conflict-free counsel

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Judges: Wade, Holder, Clark, Koch, Lee

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