Timothy Evans v. State of Tennessee

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The Petitioner, Timothy Evans, appeals from the Hamilton County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends that trial counsel was ineffective (1) for failing to have the Petitioner \evaluated in order to present an insanity or diminished capacity defense\ (2) for failing to call \a psychological expert\ to support the Petitioner's duress defense (3) for failing to \adequately prepare\ the Petitioner to testify on cross-examination and (4) for \depriving [the] Petitioner of a review of his duress [defense] by the appellate courts\ by failing to include portions of the trial transcript in the appellate record. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.