COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State of Tennessee vs. Ronald Lockhart
03C01-9902-CC-00071
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge James E. Beckner

Defendant Ronald Lockhart appeals as of right from his conviction by a Hamblen County jury of driving under the influence, third offense, and driving with a revoked license. Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction of driving under the influence. After a careful review of the record, we find no error, and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Hamblen Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Mickey Jeffries
W1998-00002-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge Chris B. Craft

The defendant, Mickey Jeffries, was convicted of felony murder. The trial court imposed a life sentence. In this appeal of right, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Robert Emmet Dunlap, Jr.
W1999-00027-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge C. Creed McGinley

The defendant, Robert Emmet Dunlap, Jr., was convicted on three counts of the sale of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(3). Fines totaled $225,000.00. The trial court imposed sentences of ten years on each count to be served concurrently with each other but consecutively to a prior sentence for a conviction in Montgomery County.

Henry Court of Criminal Appeals

Kenneth Weems vs. State of Tennessee
W1999-00033-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R. Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge John P. Colton, Jr.

The petitioner, Kenneth Weems, appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The single issue presented for review is whether the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel for having failed to timely file an interlocutory appeal of an order denying the suppression of certain of the state's evidence. We find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Rochelle Andre Triplett
W1999-01749-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Trial Court Judge: Judge Roy B. Morgan, Jr.

Appellant, Rochelle Andre Triplett, pled guilty to aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal impersonation, and possession of drug paraphernalia in March 1998. He received an effective three-year sentence and was placed on probation.  In June 1998, his probation officer filed a probation violation warrant alleging failure to report and failure to pay fines and costs. The trial court conducted a full revocation hearing, found appellant in violation and revoked his probation.  Appellant challenges that revocation. We AFFIRM.

Madison Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Franklin Dan Rickman
W1999-01781-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Lee Moore

Petitioner was convicted of theft and felony escape, and brought a post-conviction proceeding challenging his convictions. The petition was denied by the trial court. We affirm the dismissal of the petition.

Dyer Court of Criminal Appeals

Lawrence Tucker v. State of Tennessee
W1999-02396-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes

This case came to be heard on the motion of the State of Tennessee for an affirmance of the judgment of the trial court pursuant to Rule 20 of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. In November 1997, the petitioner pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Pursuant to his plea agreement, he was sentenced to one year at thirty percent (30%), with this sentence to be served consecutively to a sentence from Texas. The petitioner was apparently returned to Texas following his guilty plea, but Tennessee authorities have lodged a detainer against him providing for his return to serve his Tennessee sentence upon  completion of his Texas sentence.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Freddie Lee Cunningham
W1999-00258-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge C. Creed McGinley

The defendant, Freddie Lee Cunningham, pled guilty to the possession of more than .5 gram of crack cocaine with the intent to manufacture,  deliver, or sell, a Class B felony. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4), (c)(1). The trial court imposed a Range I sentence of eight years to be served in the Department of Correction. Fines totaled $2,000.00.

Hardin Court of Criminal Appeals

Johnnie Lamont Dalton v. State of Tennessee
M1999-00369-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge L. Terry Lafferty
Trial Court Judge: Judge Seth W. Norman

The appellant, Johnnie Lamont Dalton, appeals the Davidson County Criminal Court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. On May 5, 1997, the defendant entered a plea of guilty to murder second degree during the voir dire of a jury, wherein he was charged with the offense of murder first degree. The petitioner, collaterally, attacks his guilty plea and conviction for murder second degree upon the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. More specifically, he contends that trial counsel failed to (a) adequately investigate and prepare for trial; (b) failed to interview and subpoena state witnesses; and (c) failed to subpoena potential witnesses, including one witness who the defendant contends would have established that the defendant was not the murderer. The petitioner asserts that were it not for the above actions, he would not have pled guilty on the mistaken advice of counsel.  After a review of the record, we AFFIRM the trial court’s denial of post-conviction relief.

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Gregory James Harper vs. State
E1999-00798-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9808-CR-00325
01C01-9808-CR-00325
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

Overton Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9902-CC-00055
03C01-9902-CC-00055

Blount Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Ricky Lee Turner
E1999-00919-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: Buddy D. Perry

Rhea Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9801-CR-00021
01C01-9801-CR-00021
Trial Court Judge: Norma Mcgee Ogle

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9903-CC-00097
03C01-9903-CC-00097
Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Vance

Sevier Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9904-CC-00164
03C01-9904-CC-00164

Bledsoe Court of Criminal Appeals

Gary William Holt vs. State
03C01-9808-CR-00279
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

Opinion Believes It To Be. In State v. Green, 985 S.W.2D 591, 615-16 (Tenn. Crim. App.
03C01-9810-CR-00372
Trial Court Judge: Rebecca J. Stern

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9810-CR-00372
03C01-9810-CR-00372
Trial Court Judge: Rebecca J. Stern

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Timothy Jason Solomon
E1999-00991-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Baumgartner

Knox Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9902-CR-00084
03C01-9902-CR-00084
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

Hancock Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9903-CR-00093
03C01-9903-CR-00093
Trial Court Judge: Phyllis H. Miller

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9905-CC-00201
03C01-9905-CC-00201
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

Blount Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9810-CR-00363
03C01-9810-CR-00363

Washington Court of Criminal Appeals

03C01-9810-CR-00377
03C01-9810-CR-00377
Trial Court Judge: Carroll L. Ross

Bradley Court of Criminal Appeals