Dale Wesley Bell v. State of Tennessee

The Appellant, Dale Wesley Bell, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. In 1999, Bell pled guilty to nine counts of aggravated burglary and one count of theft in excess of $10,000. Bell, a Range III Persistent Offender, received an effective fifteen-year sentence to be served in the Department of Correction. On appeal, Bell challenges the validity of his guilty plea upon grounds of: (1) voluntariness and (2) ineffective assistance of counsel. After review, we affirm the judgment of the McNairy County Circuit Court dismissing the petition.