QUADARIUS DEVONTA BUFFORD v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 24, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Cynthia Chandler (on appeal), Medina, Tennessee; and Joseph E. Tubbs (at post- conviction hearing), Humboldt, Tennessee, for the appellant, Quadarius Devonta Bufford.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Frederick H. Agee, District Attorney General; and Jason C. Scott and Scott G. Kirk, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Petitioner, Quadarius Devonta Bufford, appeals from the Gibson County Circuit Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his conviction for first degree felony murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Petitioner alleges that the post-conviction court erred by denying relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, his claim of prosecutorial misconduct, and his request for funds for a medical expert. He also seeks relief due to the cumulative effect of trial counsel’s multiple deficiencies of performance. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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