Johnny M. Burroughs v. State of Tennessee

A Dickson County jury convicted the Petitioner, Johnny M. Burroughs, of felony murder, especially aggravated robbery, and theft of property over $1000, and it imposed a life sentence for his murder conviction. The trial court sentenced him to twenty years for his robbery conviction and to two years for his theft conviction, to be served concurrently with his life sentence. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed the Petitioner's convictions and sentence. The Petitioner then filed a petition for post-conviction relief, claiming he received the ineffective assistance of counsel, which the post-conviction court dismissed after a hearing. On appeal, the Petitioner contends the post-conviction court erred when it dismissed his petition. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the postconviction court's judgment.