Jerome Maurice Teats v. State of Tennessee

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The Petitioner, Jerome Maurice Teats, filed for post-conviction relief from his conviction of one count of aggravated robbery and four convictions of especially aggravated kidnapping. The Petitioner alleged that based upon the advice of trial counsel, he rejected plea offers and decided to go to trial. The Petitioner further alleged that appellate counsel was ineffective by failing to include a suppression issue in the application for permission to appeal to the supreme court. The post-conviction court found that the Petitioner failed to prove that either trial counsel or appellate counsel were ineffective. On appeal, the Petitioner challenges this ruling. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.