State of Tennessee v. Jevon Brodie and Tavares Harbison
A Montgomery County jury convicted the defendants, Jevon Brodie and Tavares Harbison, each of one count of aggravated robbery, one count of theft of property greater than $10,000, but less than $60,000, and one count of theft of property under $500. Brodie was additionally convicted of two counts of reckless homicide and received an effective sentence of sixteen years in confinement. Harbison was also convicted of two counts of criminally negligent homicide and received an effective sentence of fourteen years in confinement. On appeal, the defendants contend that (1) the juvenile court erred in transferring their cases to circuit court without making individualized findings; (2) the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for theft greater than $10,000; and (3) the trial court erred in sentencing the defendants. Additionally, Brodie insists that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on causation and that the prosecutor’s statements during summation were improper. Upon review of the record, the parties’ briefs, oral arguments, and considering the applicable law, we affirm the decisions of the juvenile and trial courts. However, we remand for the limited consideration by the trial court as to the application of the Wilkerson factors in determining the propriety of consecutive sentencing for Tavares Harbison. |
Montgomery | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey L. Brousseau
The Defendant, Jeffrey L. Brousseau, appeals from his guilty-pleaded convictions for |
Sullivan | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Joey Godwin
Defendant, Joey Godwin, filed a motion pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, challenging his two convictions for the sale of .5 grams or more of cocaine and resulting 60-year sentence. The trial court summarily denied the motion. Defendant appeals. Because Defendant failed to state a colorable claim, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Gibson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Gary Lynn Hart
The Defendant, Gary Lynn Hart, was convicted in the Chester County Circuit Court of two counts of possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a violent felony, a Class B felony; one count of theft of property valued more than one thousand dollars, a Class E felony; and one count of resisting arrest, a Class B misdemeanor, and received an effective sentence of thirty-one years in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant claims that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions. Based upon the oral arguments, the record, and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Chester | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Scott Allen Briggs
The Defendant, Scott Allen Briggs, was convicted by a Blount County Circuit Court jury of rape of a child, a Class |
Blount | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Joshua Lee Enoch
A Henry County jury convicted the Defendant, Joshua Lee Enoch, of two counts of rape and one count of aggravated statutory rape, and the Defendant received an effective sentence of twelve years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the evidence was legally sufficient to sustain his convictions; (2) whether the trial court committed plain error in denying two motions for a competency evaluation; (3) whether the trial court committed plain error in denying his motion for a continuance; and (4) whether he is entitled to relief on the basis of cumulative error. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Henry | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Bobby V. Summers
Bobby V. Summers, Defendant, appeals from the trial court’s summary dismissal of his pro se Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 36.1 motion in which he sought to have his plea-bargained conviction for facilitation of first degree murder dismissed. Defendant’s motion did not seek correction of his sentence, and the trial court found that the motion failed to state a colorable claim. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Kenneth D. Cook v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, Kenneth D. Cook, appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief from his guilty plea convictions of solicitation of first-degree murder, robbery, and aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. Upon our review, we affirm. |
Gibson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Ambreia Tavaris Washington
Defendant, Ambreia Tavaris Washington, was convicted in a bifurcated trial by a Madison County jury of attempted first degree murder where the victim suffered serious bodily injury (count one), unlawful employment of a firearm during the attempt to commit a dangerous felony (count two), three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony crime of violence (counts three, four, and five), unlawful possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony drug offense (count six), and two counts of unlawfully employing a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony after having been previously convicted of a dangerous felony (counts seven and eight). Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed an effective sixty-three-year sentence. On appeal, Defendant argues that because there was insufficient evidence of serious bodily injury, his conviction in count one should be reduced to attempted first degree murder without the serious bodily injury sentencing enhancement, and that the trial court erred in imposing discretionary consecutive sentencing. Following review of the entire record, oral arguments, briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Madison | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Curtis Keller v. State of Tennessee
Pro se petitioner, Curtis Keller, appeals the summary dismissal of his second petition seeking error coram nobis relief.1 Upon our review, we affirm. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Servadio M. Boyd
Defendant, Servadio M. Boyd, was convicted on a plea of guilty of possession of .5 grams or more of cocaine with intent to sell before the Davidson County Criminal Court in 2014. As part of his plea agreement with the State, Defendant agreed to an eight-year sentence with the manner of service to be decided by the trial court at a sentencing hearing. Prior to his sentencing hearing, however, Defendant left the jurisdiction. He was then arrested and convicted of dealing in cocaine and conspiracy to commit dealing in cocaine in the Vanderburgh Circuit Court of Indiana, for which he received a sentence of thirteen years’ incarceration. Based upon his failure to appear at his sentencing hearing in Davidson County, the trial court issued an arrest warrant and lodged a detainer against Defendant. In 2019, Defendant filed, in the Davidson County Criminal Court, a motion to dismiss the detainer, arguing that the charges against him should be dismissed with prejudice based on an alleged violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers. Following a hearing and briefing by the parties, the trial court granted Defendant’s motion and dismissed the case against Defendant. The State appealed. Following a thorough review, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for further proceedings. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Gerald Myers
A Dyer County jury found the Defendant, Gerald Myers, guilty of attempted second degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that there is insufficient evidence to support his convictions because he acted in self-defense. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments. |
Dyer | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Daniel Ward v. State of Tennessee
Petitioner, Daniel Ward, was convicted of ten counts of aggravated sexual battery. The trial court sentenced Petitioner to fifty-four years of incarceration, and this court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal. Petitioner then filed a petition for post-conviction relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and cumulative error. The post-conviction court denied the petition after a hearing, and Petitioner now timely appeals. After review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court. |
Campbell | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Hollie Whipple
Defendant, Hollie Whipple, pled guilty to especially aggravated burglary, aggravated |
Fayette | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Terrance Holliday v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, Terrance Holliday, appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Denver Christian Smith
The Defendant, Denver Christian Smith, was convicted by a Washington County Criminal |
Washington | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Larry E. Orozco
The Defendant, Larry E. Orozco, was originally convicted of two counts of attempted |
Rutherford | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Kevin Lamont French v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, acting pro se, appeals the Davidson County Criminal Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Upon our review, we affirm. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Ronnie Dale Whitener
In 2020, the Petitioner, Ronnie Dale Whitener, pleaded guilty to one count of the sale of and one count of the possession of less than 0.5 grams of methamphetamine, as well as one count of theft and one count of being a felon in possession of a handgun. The trial court sentenced him to an effective sentence of ten years of incarceration. In March 2023, the Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which is not included in the record. The trial court summarily dismissed the petition as untimely, and the Petitioner appeals. After review, we affirm the trial court’s dismissal. |
Putnam | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
John David Smartt v. State of Tennessee
Petitioner, John David Smartt, appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing that the post-conviction court erred in denying his claims that trial counsel was ineffective by failing to prepare him to testify and failing to object to testimony concerning a recorded phone call between the victim (“J.S.”)1 and Petitioner. Following our review of the entire record, oral arguments, and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court. |
Warren | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. John Edward Graham
A Knox County jury convicted Defendant of Class E felony theft of property valued at more than $1,000 but less $2,500. Defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial court erred in denying Defendant the right to enter relevant evidence. Following our review, we determine that the evidence was sufficient for the jury to find Defendant guilty and that the trial court properly excluded the evidence because it was not properly authenticated. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Knox | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Rodney Heatherly
This is an appeal from the trial court’s order of restitution. The Appellant asserts error, |
Lawrence | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Michael David Mosley
Defendant, Michael David Mosley, appeals his Davidson County Criminal Court convictions for two counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted first degree murder, and one count of assault, for which Defendant received a total effective sentence of two consecutive life terms plus 40 years. Defendant asserts on appeal that: (1) the indictment was invalid because it was signed by an Assistant District Attorney General; (2) the trial court erred by allowing evidence of other bad acts in contravention of Tennessee Rule of Evidence 404(b); (3) the trial court’s instructions to the jury should have included a “no duty to retreat” instruction; (4) the State made improper comments during closing argument; (5) the evidence was insufficient to show premeditation; and (6) the trial court abused its discretion by imposing consecutive sentencing.1 Having reviewed the entire record on appeal, the parties’ briefs, and oral arguments, we affirm Defendant’s convictions and sentences. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Jason L. White v. State of Tennessee
Petitioner, Jason L. White, appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial of his “Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis.” Following our review of the entire record, the briefs and oral arguments of the parties, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jeremie Scott Modine
A Maury County jury convicted Defendant, Jeremie Scott Modine, of one count of rape, |
Maury | Court of Criminal Appeals |
