State of Tennessee v. Emily Ashton Williams and Joel Scott Sweeney

Case Number
M2023-00606-CCA-R3-CD

In this consolidated appeal, the defendants, Emily Ashton Williams and Joel Scott
Sweeney, appeal their Davidson County Criminal Court jury convictions of aggravated
child neglect. Defendant Sweeney argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his
conviction, that the trial court committed plain error by failing to require the State to make
an election of offenses, and that the trial court erred in sentencing him. Defendant Williams
argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Discerning no
reversible error, we affirm.

Authoring Judge
Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr.
Originating Judge
Judge Jennifer Smith
Date Filed
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