Joseph Anthony Saitta, Jr. v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The petitioner, Joseph Anthony Saitta, Jr., appeals the denial of post-conviction relief from his Warren County Circuit Court conviction for rape of a child. The petitioner alleges he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the cumulative effect of trial counsel's errors resulted in the denial of a fair trial. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
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- highlighting that the instant firearms offense was committed just two days after his release for the fourth firearm offense
- “A district court gets plenty of deference in this area in view of the many factors that go into this judgment-driven exercise.” (citing Gall, 552 U.S. at 51–52)
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Judges: Judge J. Ross Dyer
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