Man’s Appeal Based on Ineffective Counsel is Denied; Court Affirms 2012 Convictions and 50-Year Sentence.

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Monday affirmed the convictions and 50-year prison sentence of Dwight Randall Walton, a man convicted in 2012 of multiple child sexual abuse charges. In a decision filed Monday, the court denied Walton’s petition for post-conviction relief, which was based on claims of ineffective legal counsel.

The case stems from a 2012 trial in Sullivan County, where a jury found Walton guilty of four counts of rape of a child, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and one count of aggravated sexual battery. The convictions were for the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl who lived with him. On direct appeal, the aggravated sexual battery conviction wa

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