Martrice Thomas v. State of Tennessee

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A Shelby County jury convicted the Petitioner, Martrice Thomas, of first degree premeditated murder. The Petitioner appealed her conviction, and this court affirmed the trial court's judgment. State v. Thomas, No. W2017-02489-CCA-R3-CD, 2018 WL 6266277, at 1 (Tenn. Crim. App., Nov. 29, 2018), perm. app. denied (Tenn. March 28, 2019). On April 6, 2020, more than a year after the final judgment, the Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that her trial counsel was ineffective, and the post-conviction court denied relief, finding that the Petitioner had received the effective assistance of counsel. The Petitioner appealed, and we remanded the case for consideration of the one-year post-conviction statute of limitations. After a hearing, the post-conviction court determined that due process required the tolling of the statute of limitations. The Petitioner subsequently filed a notice of review, requesting this court complete review of the appeal. After review, we affirm the post-conviction court's denial of post-conviction relief.