State of Tennessee v. Jeremiah Ginn - Concurring and Dissenting

Case Number
M2003-02330-CCA-R3-CD

I concur with all portions of the majority opinion except for that portion which holds that application of enhancement factors (9) (previous history of unwillingness to comply with conditions of sentencing involving release into the community) and (10) (defendant employed a deadly weapon during the commission of the offense), was harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt, though in violation of the dictates of Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. ____; 124 S.Ct. 2531 (2004). Assuming arguendo, for the purposes of this case, that Blakely error is subject to constitutional harmless error analysis, the particular facts of this case leave me where I cannot conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the jury would have found it proper to apply enhancement factors (9) and (10).

Authoring Judge
Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge
Judge Larry B. Stanley, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Jeremiah Ginn - Concurring and Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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