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ANDREW LEVI JEFFERSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 22, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Grant M. Sadler (on appeal) and Zachary Smith (at post-conviction hearing), Manchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Andrew Levi Jefferson.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Kati A. Coats, Assistant Attorney General; Craig Northcott, District Attorney General; and Marcus D. Simmons, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Petitioner, Andrew Levi Jefferson, appeals the denial of his petition seeking post- conviction relief from his guilty-pleaded convictions in Coffee County Circuit Court case numbers 40579, 42946, 43169, and 43688. Petitioner pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of 0.5 grams or more of a Schedule II controlled substance; possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver; possession of 0.5 grams or more of a Schedule II controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver; and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, for which he is serving an effective twenty-five-year sentence. On appeal, Petitioner contends that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because counsel failed to (1) investigate evidence tampering by a police officer; (2) file several motions to suppress; and (3) adequately explain the plea agreement. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post- conviction court.

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