State of Tennessee v. Shanthony Mays

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The Petitioner, Shanthony Mays, filed a petition for post-conviction relief challenging his convictions for aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and unlawful possession of a weapon and the resulting twelve-year sentence. The post-conviction court denied relief, and the Petitioner appeals. On appeal, the Petitioner alleges the following: (1) that he provided new evidence establishing an improper jury venire (2) that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to provide statistical information to show the systematic exclusion of African-Americans in the jury venire of Obion County (3) that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to properly examine the State's witnesses regarding the admissibility of evidence and impeachment (4) that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to file a pretrial motion regarding the chain of custody for \tainted evidence\ and (5) that the post-conviction court should have given more weight to the co-defendant's recantation of his trial testimony. After our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court denying the Petitioner relief.