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SHAQUIL MURPHY v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 27, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Julia Anna Trant, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Shaquil Murphy.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan Dugan, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and TaKisha Fitzgerald, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Petitioner, Shaquil Murphy, was convicted by a Knox County Criminal Court jury of attempted first degree premeditated murder, attempted second degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, for which he received a total effective sentence of thirty years’ incarceration. Petitioner subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which the post-conviction court denied after a hearing. On appeal, Petitioner contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel based upon trial counsel’s failure to move for a bifurcation of the trial for his charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and, instead, stipulating to Petitioner’s status as a convicted felon. Following a thorough review, we affirm the post- conviction court’s denial of relief.

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