Edmund Zagorski vs. State of Tennessee

Petitioner, Edmund George Zagorski, appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction relief petition. He was previously convicted of two (2) counts of first degree murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. Zagorski contends the trial court erred in dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief and presents to this Court the following issues for review: (1) whether the jury charge on the “heinous, atrocious or cruel” aggravating circumstance was unconstitutional; (2)  whether he received effective assistance of counsel regarding the motion to suppress his statements; (3) whether he received effective assistance of counsel due to the failure of counsel to present mitigating evidence at his sentencing hearing; (4) whether the trial court’s denial of certain expert services and the failure of trial counsel to request other expert services violated his constitutional rights; and (5) whether the state withheld exculpatory evidence from trial counsel. Finding that the petition for post-conviction relief was properly dismissed, we AFFIRM the judgment of the trial court.