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MARTIN B. MONTEMAYOR v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 13, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: James Patterson (at post-conviction hearing), Gallatin, Tennessee, and Cody Fox (on appeal), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Martin B. Montemayor.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Caroline Weldon, Assistant Attorney General; Jennings H. Jones, District Attorney General; and Trevor Lynch, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Petitioner, Martin B. Montemayor, pled guilty to second-degree murder and received a life imprisonment sentence without the possibility of parole. Petitioner subsequently sought post-conviction relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. The post-conviction court in Rutherford County denied relief after a hearing, and Petitioner appealed to this Court. He argues that the post-conviction court erred in dismissing his petition because (1) his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3) he was incorrectly sentenced as a repeat violent offender. Upon review of the entire record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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