Garry E. Collins v. State

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
• Decided: December 1, 2010
• Docket: 01C01-9806-CR-00240
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

AT NASHVILLE

JANUARY SESSION, 1999

GARRY E. COLLINS, ) C.C.A. NO. 01C01-9806-CR-00240 ) Appe llant, ) ) WILSON COUNTY V. ) ) ) HON. BOBBY CAPERS, JUDGE STATE OF TE NNE SSE E, ) ) Appellee. ) (POST-CONVICTION)

FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:

B. KEITH WILLIAMS JOHN KNOX WALKUP Attorney at Law Attorney General & Reporter

BRODY N. KANE TIMOTHY BEHAN Attorney at Law Assistant Attorney General Taylor, Taylor, Lannom & Williams 2nd Floor, Cordell Hull Building 102 East Main Street 425 Fifth Avenue North Lebanon, TN 37087 Nashville, TN 37243

TOM P. THOMPSON, JR. District Attorney General

DAVID D URH AM Assistant District Attorney General 119 South College Street Lebanon, TN 37087-3609

OPINION FILED ________________________

AFFIRMED PURSU ANT TO RU LE 20

THOMAS T. WOODALL, JUDGE ORDER In this case, the Petitioner/A ppellant, G arry E. Co llins, appea ls the order

of the Wilson County Criminal Court dismissing his petition fo r post-co nviction relief.

Petitione r argues that his trial co unsel w as ineffec tive.

After a full hearing, the trial court found in its order denying the petition

for post-conviction relief, that the testimony of two attorneys who represented

Petitioner at the trial court proceed ings, “clearly and con vincingly” rebutted the

testimony of the Petitioner and his mother on each allegation raised by Petitioner in

his pleadings and orally from the witness stand. The trial court specifically found that

the clear and convincin g weigh t of the evide nce wa s contrar y to the allegations made

by Petition er, and that his claim s of ineffective assistance of counsel were without

merit.

In this proceeding, the action of the trial judge was not a determination

of guilt, and the eviden ce in the record does not preponderate against the findings

of the trial judge. Furthermore, no error of law requiring a reversal of the judgment

is appa rent on the rec ord. A ccord ingly, it is hereby ordered that the judgment of the

trial court is affirmed in accordance with Rule 20 of the Court of Criminal Appeals of

Tennessee.

____________________________________ THOMAS T. W OODALL, Judge

CONCUR:

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___________________________________ JERRY L. SMITH, Judge

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