Louis Mayes v. State of Tennessee

The Petitioner, Louis Mayes, contends that both his transfer counsel and his trial/appellate counsel rendered the ineffective assistance of counsel in the juvenile and trial courts, respectively, and that the post-conviction court erred in denying post-conviction relief. Specifically, he alleges that transfer counsel failed to properly prepare for the transfer hearing and that his trial/appellate counsel failed to include a key witness at the suppression hearing and was deficient on appeal for failing to challenge the trial court’s denial of his suppression motion. Upon consideration of the relevant authorities and the record, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.