Tennessee Supreme Court· 3/16/2006

Howell v. State

Citations

185 S.W.3d 319
2006 Tenn. LEXIS 190

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concluding that a majority of jurisdictions have found package pleas are not invalid per se
holding that reviewing courts should evaluate the case by looking through the perspective that counsel had at that time to determine the reasonableness of counsel’s actions
noting that if trial counsel’s failure to evaluate the defendant’s competency were deficient, the court would review “whether the juvenile court’s decision to transfer [the defendant] regardless of whether she was committable to an institution would constitute an abuse of discretion”
noting that if trial counsel’s failure to evaluate the defendant’s competency were deficient, the court would review “whether the juvenile court’s decision to transfer [the defendant] regardless of whether she was committable to an institution would constitute an abuse of discretion”
considering challenge to knowing and voluntary nature of plea in post-conviction proceedings
“If either element of ineffective assistance of counsel has not been established, a court need not address the other element.”

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Judges: Janice M. Holder

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