Telly Lamont Booker v. State of Tennessee

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The Petitioner, Telly Lamont Booker, filed a petition for post-conviction relief challenging his convictions for possession with intent to sell or deliver .5 grams or more of cocaine in a school zone, evading arrest, and unlawful possession of a weapon, as well as the resulting twenty-eight-year sentence. The post-conviction court denied relief, and the Petitioner appeals. On appeal, the Petitioner alleges that trial counsel was ineffective in the following ways: (1) by not pursuing a defense of simple possession (2) by failing to object to the testimony of Officers Heitz and Noe regarding habits of drug dealers because they were not experts (3) and by cumulative error. After our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court denying the Petitioner relief.