JACOB EVAN COYNE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 3, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Claudia Coco Angel, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jacob Evan Coyne.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin Barker, Assistant Attorney General; Jody Pickens, District Attorney General Pro Tempore; and Thomas R.E. McEntyre, Assistant District Attorney General Pro Tempore, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): SWORD

The Petitioner, Jacob Evan Coyne, appeals from the Hamilton County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, the Petitioner maintains that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel based upon trial counsel’s (1) failure to investigate or file pretrial motions challenging the credibility of an officer who investigated his case, (2) failure to sufficiently meet with or to advise the Petitioner regarding the nature of his case, and (3) failure to adequately advise the Petitioner regarding the status of plea negotiations. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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