Willie Jones v. State of Tennessee
Syllabus
The Petitioner, Willie Jones, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his 2014 convictions for second degree murder and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and his effective twenty-nine-year sentence. The Petitioner contends that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
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- before reaching merits of issues presented for review, appellate court has duty to determine it has jurisdiction to decide them
- Double Jeopardy Clause protects against second prosecution for same offense after acquittal, second prosecution for same offense after conviction, and multiple punishments for same offense
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Judges: Judge Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.
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