COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

Billy Aldridge vs. State
01C01-9704-CR-00142

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Charles Orren vs. State
03C01-9704-CR-00141
Trial Court Judge: Lynn W. Brown

Johnson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Maurice Johnson
03C01-9705-CR-00175
Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Baumgartner

Knox Court of Criminal Appeals

Tommy Horton Tate vs. State
03C01-9707-CR-00264
Trial Court Judge: E. Eugene Eblen

Morgan Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Rickey Nelson
02C01-9607-CR-00223
Trial Court Judge: John P. Colton, Jr.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Kenneth Johnson
02C01-9612-CR-00476
Trial Court Judge: James C. Beasley, Jr.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Kevin Hyman & Karen Russell
02C01-9612-CR-00454

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Raymond Jones
02C01-9705-CC-00162

Madison Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Steven Culps
02C01-9705-CC-00163

Madison Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. James Jones
01C01-9612-CC-00522
Trial Court Judge: Charles D. Haston, Sr.

Van Buren Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Larry Holbrooks
01C01-9701-CR-00011

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Timothy Brown
01C01-9701-CR-00032
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Christopher Parker
01C01-9701-CR-00037

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Gaylen Rhodes
02C01-9703-CC-00121
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

Hardin Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Mark Rawlings
02C01-9612-CR-00475
Trial Court Judge: Joseph B. Mccartie

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Darwin Windham
02C01-9705-CC-00196

Weakley Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Harry Reed
01C01-9701-CC-00007

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Judy Leath
01C01-9511-CC-00393

Macon Court of Criminal Appeals

Charles O'Guinn v. State of Tennessee
03C01-9703-CR-00084
Authoring Judge: Judge Lynn Brown
Trial Court Judge: Judge J. Curwood Witt

Charles Ray O’Quinn, the petitioner, appeals pursuant to Rule 3, Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, from the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. On July 27, 1989, the petitioner pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated rape. The offenses occurred in April or May, and in June, 1988. He received Range II sentences of 35 years in the aggregate. The petitioner contends that his convictions for aggravated rape are void because the indictment failed to allege the mens rea for that offense. See State v. Roger Dale Hill, No. 01C01-9508-CC-00267 (Tenn. Crim. App., Nashville, June 20, 1996), rev'd, 954 S.W.2d 725 (Tenn. 1997).

Johnson Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Stephen Udzinski and Donna Stokes a/k/a Donna Story
01C01-9610-CC-00431
Authoring Judge: Judge Curwood Witt
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert E. Burch

The defendants, Stephen J. Udzinski and Donna Stokes a/k/a Donna Story, present a certified question of law following Udzinski’s conditional guilty plea to a Class E felony of possession of marijuana for resale and Stokes’s guilty plea to a Class A misdemeanor for possession of marijuana. Udzinski entered judicial diversion, and Stokes received a conviction and a suspended sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days. Both defendants attempted to reserve the right to pursue a certified question of law of whether the search warrant under which Udzinski's house was searched was supported by probable cause. In this appeal, the defendants present that question, and the state raises the issue of whether the defendants have properly preserved the question for our review. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court on the suppression issue raised by the defendants’ certified question.

Dickson Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Michael G. Rose
01C01-9611-CC-00478
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe B. Jones
Trial Court Judge: Judge Cornelia A. Clark

The appellant, Michael G. Rose (defendant), was convicted of driving while under the influence, second offense, a Class A misdemeanor, by a jury of his peers. The trial court sentenced the defendant to pay a $1,500 fine and serve eleven months and twenty-nine days in the Williamson County Jail. The trial court suspended all but 180 days of the sentence, and required the defendant to serve the balance of his sentence on probation. The court also revoked the defendant’s license for two years. In this court, two issues are presented for review. The defendant contends (a) the evidence contained in the record will not support a finding by a rational trier of fact that he is guilty of driving while under the influence, and (b) the trial court committed error of prejudicial dimensions by denying his motion to suppress certain statements he made to a law enforcement officer. After a thorough review of the record, the briefs submitted by the parties, and the law governing the issues presented for review, it is the opinion of this court that the judgment of the trial court should be affirmed.

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Joseph Pendergrass
03C01-9706-CC-00210
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: Judge Ben W. Hooper, II

This appeal attempts to present certified questions of law pursuant to Rule 3(b) of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rule 37(b)(2) of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. The certified questions primarily involve the legality of a stop of a motor vehicle and a subsequent search and seizure resulting therefrom. Because we conclude that this matter is not properly before us, we dismiss this appeal.

Sevier Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Clarence Washington
02C01-9703-CC-00097

Lauderdale Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Torrance Johnson
02C01-9610-CR-00350

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Noah Noble
02C01-9701-CC-00060

Carroll Court of Criminal Appeals