Kenneth W. Barnett v. State of Tennessee

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Petitioner, Kenneth Barnett, appeals from the Knox County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief related to his convictions for six counts of aggravated burglary, six counts of theft, and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Petitioner argues that the post-conviction court erred in denying relief based upon his claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to (1) investigate or seek testing of Petitioner's blood, urine, and cigarettes (2) file a motion to suppress Petitioner's confession and (3) adequately cross-examine law enforcement witnesses regarding the credibility of the confession and chain of custody issues with a gun magazine. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.