Tennessee Supreme Court, 1982

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that the evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to find Tuggle guilty of concealing stolen property valued over $200. Although the stolen goods were not found in the van, the circumstances supported the inference that Tuggle received and loaded the goods as they were passed out of…

The court held that the reasonable-competence standard announced in Baxter applies retroactively to convictions that became final before Baxter. Applying that standard, it concluded that Hellard’s counsel was adequately prepared and that the challenged decisions were tactical choices rather than deficient…