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JAMES THEODORE MENARD v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 29, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Amber Spelman, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, James Theodore Menard.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Heather N. Good, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Knox County jury convicted the Petitioner, James Theodore Menard, of one count of rape of a child, one count of exhibition of pictures depicting sexual conduct harmful to a minor, and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of forty-two years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, this court affirmed the trial court, and our supreme court denied review. State .v Menard, No. E2021-00164-CCA-R3-CD, 2022 WL 1498767, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. May. 12, 2022), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2022). The Petitioner filed for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. After a hearing, the post-conviction court denied relief. On appeal, the Petitioner maintains that his attorney was ineffective for failing to disclose a plea offer and failing to review discovery. After review, we affirm the post- conviction court's judgment.

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