Deanna Whitman v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Deanna Whitman, pleaded guilty to four counts of selling a schedule II drug within 1,000 feet of a school, for which she received an effective 16-year sentence to be served as a Range I offender at 100 percent. The petitioner sought post-conviction relief alleging that she received ineffective assistance of counsel and therefore unknowingly pleaded guilty to the instant crimes. At the conclusion of an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court denied the petition finding that the petitioner had received effective representation and had entered her pleas knowingly. Aggrieved of this ruling, the petitioner now appeals, and after a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.