Christopher A. Duncan v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, Christopher A. Duncan, appeals from the Cheatham County Circuit
Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his convictions for attempted
second degree murder, aggravated arson, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated
burglary, and theft of property valued at more than $2,500 but less than $10,000, for
which he is serving an effective seventy-eight-year sentence. On appeal, the Petitioner
contends that the post-conviction court erred by denying relief on his ineffective
assistance of counsel allegations for trial counsel’s failure (1) to file motions to suppress,
(2) to file a motion to sever his trial from that of his codefendants, (3) to file a motion to
dismiss count five of the indictment relating to theft of property and to object to other
evidence relating to the theft of the victim’s car, (4) to request jury instructions for
facilitation of a felony or accessory after the fact, and (5) to object to the State’s witness
vouching during closing argument. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.