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RODNEY MILLER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 8, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: W. Price Rudolph, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Petitioner, Rodney Miller.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; J. Katie Neff, Assistant Attorney General; Steve Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Regina Lucreziano, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MCMULLEN

The Petitioner, Rodney Miller, appeals from the order of the Shelby County Criminal Court denying his petition seeking post-conviction relief from his convictions of rape of a child, aggravated statutory rape, and aggravated sexual battery. On appeal, the Petitioner initially argues that the order of the post-conviction court is insufficient for appellate review. He further claims that each of his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to object to the State’s improper voir dire, in failing to effectively cross-examine the victim at trial, and in failing to adequately advise the Petitioner of his right to testify. Finally, the Petitioner asserts that the cumulative effect of trial counsels’ deficiencies deprived him of his right to a fair trial.1 After review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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