COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State vs. Richard Smith
02C01-9903-CC-00101
Trial Court Judge: Roy Morgan

State vs. Shawn R. Cotton
01C01-9805-CR-00209
Trial Court Judge: Frank G. Clement, Jr.

Brett Allen Patterson vs. State
01C01-9805-CC-00221

State vs. Eric B. Howard
01C01-9805-CR-00198

State vs. Brian Milam
01C01-9712-CC-00557
Trial Court Judge: Robert L. Jones

State vs. Kenneth Lee Kendrick
03C01-9810-CR-00374
Trial Court Judge: R. Jerry Beck

Randall Allen Cantrell vs. State
01C01-9902-CR-00050
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Judge Jane W. Wheatcraft

The appellant, Randall Allen Cantrell, appeals the order of the Sumner County Criminal Court dismissing his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. In this appeal, the appellant raises multiple issues which collectively challenge the trial court’s summary dismissal of the petition as being time-barred.

Randall Allen Cantrell vs. State of Tennessee
01C01-9902-CR-00050
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Judge Jane W. Wheatcraft

The appellant, Randall Allen Cantrell, appeals the order of the Sumner County Criminal Court dismissing his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. In this appeal, the appellant raises multiple issues which collectively challenge the trial court’s summary dismissal of the petition as being time-barred.

State of Tennessee vs. Betty W. Norman
01C01-9805-CC-00230
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry L. Smith
Trial Court Judge: Judge Charles Lee

The appellant, Betty W . Norman, was convicted by a Moore County jury of two (2) counts of reckless endangerment, a Class E felony, and one (1) count of harassment, a Class A misdemeanor. The trial court sentenced the appellant as a Range I offender to consecutive terms of one (1) year and three (3) months and one (1) year and two (2) months for the reckless endangerment convictions. The appellant received a concurrent sentence of six (6) months for her conviction for harassment. The trial court ordered tha t the appellant serve her sentences in confinement. On appeal, the appellant presents the following issues for our
review:

(1) whether the trial court erred in limiting the appellant’s crossexamination of a state w itness reg arding the trajectory of a bullet and by subsequently instructing the jury to disregard the witness’ testimon y regardin g the trajec tory of the bullet;
(2) whether the trial court erred in failing to allow the appellant to question the victims, Robert and Loretta Norman, regarding anydomestic problems between them;
(3) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the a ppellant’s convictions beyond a reasonable doubt;
(4) whether the trial court imposed excessive sentences;
(5) whether the trial court erred in imposing consecutive sentences; and
(6) whether the trial court erred in denying probation.

After a thorough review of the record before this Court, we conclude that theappellant was erroneously convicted of two (2) co unts of reckless endangerment arising out of the same course of conduct. Therefore, the appellant’s conviction for reckless endangerment in Count One is merged with her conviction for reckless endangerment in Count Two. In all other respects, however, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

State of Tennessee vs. Gaile K. Owens
02C01-9806-CR-00182
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Judge Chris B. Craft

In this capital case, the appellant, Gaile K. Owens, appeals as of right the judgment of the Criminal Court of Shelby County denying her petition for postconviction relief. In 1986, the appellant was convicted of accessory before the fact to first degree murder. In a joint trial, the appellant’s co-defendant, Sidney Porterfield, was also convicted of first degree murder and following a separate sentencing hearing, both were sentenced to death by electrocution. The appellant’s conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal by the Tennessee Supreme Court. See State v. Porterfield, 746 S.W.2d 441 (Tenn.), reh’g denied, (1988), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1017, 108 S.Ct. 1756 (1988).

State vs. Terrell Jackson
W2001-00901-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett
The petitioner, Terrell E. Jackson, appeals the trial court's denial of post-conviction relief. The issues presented for review are whether the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel and whether he entered a knowing and voluntary guilty plea. The judgment is affirmed.

State vs. Jerry Darrell Duncan
03C01-9808-CR-00300

State vs. Roger Vance
03C01-9808-CC-00317

State vs. Harrison Pearson
03C01-9802-CR-00076
Trial Court Judge: Stephen M. Bevil

Abdullah Morrison v. State of Tennessee
W2006-02480-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

03C01-9809-CC-00316
03C01-9809-CC-00316

State vs. Johnny Shields
W2001-01554-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Donald H. Allen
Appellant, Johnny Shields, was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual battery, a class B felony, following a jury trial. The trial court sentenced Shields, as a Range I offender, to concurrent eleven year sentences in the Department of Correction. On appeal, Shields raises the following issues: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdicts, and (2) whether his sentences were proper. After a review of the record, we affirm Shields' convictions but modify his sentences due to misapplication of enhancing and mitigating factors.

Billy Wayne Leslie vs. State
01C01-9806-CR-00242

Billy Wayne Leslie vs. State
01C01-9806-CR-00242
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Daniel Benson Taylor vs. State
01C01-9904-CC-00132

State vs. Darren Matthews
02C01-9812-CR-00372
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

State vs. Robin Dehart
03C01-9807-CC-00234
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

Edward T. Kendricks vs. State
03C01-9806-CR-00205

State vs. Melvin Jerome Anderson
03C01-9808-CC-00293
Trial Court Judge: James B. Scott, Jr.

State vs. Tracy Lebron Vick
03C01-9803-CR-00100
Trial Court Judge: Stephen M. Bevil