Rachel Kay Bond v. State of Tennessee

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The Petitioner, Rachel Kay Bond, appeals the Lawrence County Circuit Court's denial of post-conviction relief from her conviction of first degree murder. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel based on trial counsel's failure to: 1) request a change of venue 2) strike three potential jurors 3) investigate the existence of text messages stored in the Petitioner's cell phone 4) adequately cross-examine a witness and 5) challenge the Petitioner's competency. The Petitioner also alleges that trial counsel was ineffective because he allowed her to testify. Following a review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.