Khaleefa Lambert v. State of Tennessee

Syllabus

Khaleefa Lambert (\the Petitioner\) was found guilty of first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping by a Montgomery County jury, for which the Petitioner received a sentence of life plus eighteen years. This court affirmed the Petitioner's convictions and sentences, and our supreme court denied further review. The Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, which the post-conviction court denied. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance based on trial counsel's failure to: (1) investigate evidence and case law that would have contradicted the State's argument of premeditation (2) discuss jury selection with the Petitioner and (3) discuss the decision to testify with the Petitioner. After a thorough review of the record and applicable case law, we affirm.