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DOYLE WAYNE MASON JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 13, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Gregory P. Isaacs (at post-conviction hearing and on appeal) and Michael R. Fitzgerald (on appeal), Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Abigail H. Rinard, Assistant Attorney General; Charme Allen, District Attorney General; and Jordan Murray, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): AYERS

Petitioner, Doyle Wayne Mason, Jr., appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing that the post-conviction court erred in denying his claims that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to object to the State’s closing argument, failing to adequately advise him concerning the State’s plea offer, and failing to move to exclude discovery received on the eve of trial. Petitioner further argues that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise on direct appeal the issue of Juror 2’s presence on the jury. Following our review of the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the post- conviction court.

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