Ricky Davis v. State of Tennessee

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals · October 29, 2025

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The Court of Criminal Appeals is holding a session at Lincoln Memorial Law School in Knoxville, with judges Jill Barty Ayers, Tom Greenholtz, and Kyle Hickson present.

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The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals convened an off-site October oral-argument session at Lincoln Memorial University Law School. The court heard post-conviction oral argument in Ricky Davis v. State focusing on whether trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by allowing the jury to hear a prior violent felony and failing to seek bifurcation or a stipulation. Attorneys debated whether the failure amounted to deficient performance under Strickland and whether the petitioner proved prejudice given other evidence presented at trial.

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