Jeffrey Lee Potts v. State of Tennessee

Judicial · January 14, 2026

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Opening argument: ineffective assistance claim and expert exclusion

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Mister Murphy (counsel for the petitioner) opened by saying this is a self‑defense case and that, at the post‑conviction hearing, he argued trial counsel was ineffective for not calling a use‑of‑force expert. He says the post‑conviction court excluded the expert as invading the jury’s province and addressing the ultimate issue.

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A post-conviction panel heard arguments over whether trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call a use-of-force expert in a self‑defense case; counsel for the petitioner argued Melvin Brown’s expert opinions about the alleged victim’s military training and dangerousness should have been admitted, while the state argued the testimony invaded the jury’s province and would not have changed the outcome.

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