COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

A.D. Barker vs. State of Tennessee
03C01-9604-CC-00177
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge William R. Holt, Jr.

The Petition er, A. D . Barke r, appe als the order o f the Se vier County Circuit Court dismissing his petition fo r post-conviction relief. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Sevier Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Tyrone Chalmers
02C01-9703-CR-00109
Trial Court Judge: James C. Beasley, Jr.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Devon Crawford
02C01-9803-CR-00061
Trial Court Judge: James C. Beasley, Jr.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Donald Culbreath & Genna McCallie
02C01-9805-CR-00145

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Thomas Boone
02C01-9805-CR-00146

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Francesca Turner & Charles Taylor
02C01-9806-CC-00189

Dyer Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Demetrius Robinson
03C01-9712-CC-00549
Authoring Judge: Senior Judge John K. Byers
Trial Court Judge: Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

On October 15, 1997, the defendant was convicted of delivering cocaine and he was sentenced to serve four years in the penitentiary.  The defendant was tried along with a co-defendant Reggie Barton. In the course of the trial, statements made by Barton implicated the defendant.  The defendant raises the following issues:  1. Whether the defendant’s Motion To Sever the trial should have been granted?  2. Whether the co-defendant’s statement to the confidential informant should have been excluded or redacted?  We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Blount Court of Criminal Appeals

William D. Pewitt v. State of Tennessee
01C01-9804-CC-00195
Authoring Judge: Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: Judge Henry Denmark Bell

The petitioner, William D. Pewitt, appeals as of right from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief by the Williamson County Circuit Court. He seeks relief from his 1994 convictions for witness coercion, a Class D felony, and assault, a Class A misdemeanor. His convictions were affirmed on appeal. State v. William D. Pewitt, No. 01C01-9411-CC-00375, Williamson County (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 22, 1996), app. denied (Tenn. Jan. 1, 1997). The petitioner contends that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition without appointing counsel, allowing amendment of the petition with the aid of counsel, or holding an evidentiary hearing. We affirm the trial court’s order dismissing the petition for failure to state a claim.

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

Jorge Ariel Sanjines v. State of Tennessee
03C01-9706-CR-00229
Authoring Judge: Judge William M. Barker
Trial Court Judge: Judge Steven Bevil

After a careful review of the remaining issues, we find that the appellant was improperly convicted of multiple inchoate offenses, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, for the criminal conduct against his ex-wife, Gina Sanjines. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-12-106(a) (Supp. 1994). Neither the defense nor the State considered section 39-12-106(a) when they constructed the plea agreement in this case. We conclude that the error was prejudicial and, accordingly, reverse the conviction of attempted murder.2 The remaining convictions and sentences are affirmed.

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

02C01-9806-CC-00187Cecil
02C01-9806-CC-00187Cecil
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

Carroll Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Gerald Henry
01C01-9505-CR-00161
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. John Hill
01C01-9802-CC-00072

Franklin Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Woodrow Wilson Mounger
03C01-9802-CR-00081
Trial Court Judge: Phyllis H. Miller

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Martin Jones
03C01-9803-CR-00084
Trial Court Judge: Lynn W. Brown

Unicoi Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Wiliam Belser
03C01-9803-CR-00110
Trial Court Judge: Ray L. Jenkins

Knox Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Curtis Bolton
03C01-9707-CR-00255
Trial Court Judge: W. Lee Asbury

Campbell Court of Criminal Appeals

Harry Conklin vs. State
01C01-9708-CR-00347

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Ross Austin
01C01-9709-CR-00401

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. John Scales
01C01-9709-CR-00412

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Nathaniel Allen
01C01-9804-CC-00164

Moore Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. David Richards
03C01-9903-CR-00099

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Cleo Henderson
02C01-9709-CR-00356

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Cleo Henderson
02C01-9709-CR-00356
Trial Court Judge: Joseph B. Dailey

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Stephen Freeman
03C01-9712-CC-00523
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

Greene Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Charles Hamlin
01C01-9604-CC-00174

Marion Court of Criminal Appeals