Fred Birchfield v. State of Tennessee

A Morgan County jury convicted the Petitioner, Fred Birchfield, of second degree murder
and reckless homicide. The trial court sentenced the Petitioner to serve consecutive
sentences of eighteen years for his second degree murder conviction and three years for his
reckless homicide conviction. The Petitioner appealed, and this court affirmed the
Petitioner’s convictions. State v. Birchfield, No. E2016-00493-CCA-R3-CD, 2017 WL
758515, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 27, 2017), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Jun. 7, 2017).
The Petitioner timely filed a post-conviction petition, alleging that he received the
ineffective assistance of counsel. After a hearing, the post-conviction court denied relief.
After review, we affirm the post-conviction court’s judgment.