Jordan Mansfield Looper v. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Jordan Mansfield Looper, pleaded guilty to attempted second degree murder, and the trial court sentenced him to twelve years in confinement.  State v. Jordan Mansfield Looper, No. M2012-02523-CCA-R3-CD, 2013 WL 4647629, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 26, 2013).  Petitioner unsuccessfully appealed his twelve-year sentence.  Id.  Petitioner subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief, and he now appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of relief.  Petitioner argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel “abandoned” his case and when trial counsel told him that he would receive probation during sentencing.  Petitioner further argues that these errors, in addition to his grief after viewing pictures of the victim’s injuries for the first time, resulted in his guilty plea not being knowingly and voluntarily entered.  Following our thorough review of the record, the parties’ briefs, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.