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State vs. Torayo Brown W2000-00472-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood The defendant, Torayo Olandis Brown, was convicted of possessing with intent to deliver more than .5 grams of cocaine, a class B felony. The trial court imposed a sentence of eight years and nine months, ordering eight months to be served in the local jail and the balance to be served in a community corrections program. In this appeal of right, the defendant contends that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the trial court erred by allowing the state to impeach him with a prior conviction; and (3) the state improperly argued that he was impeached by the prior conviction. Because of plain error in the trial court's failure to provide a limiting instruction relating to the impeachment evidence, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for a new trial.	Hardeman	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/15/99
James Judd vs. State 01C01-9805-CR-00204	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/12/99
02S01-9804-CH-00041 02S01-9804-CH-00041	Obion	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/12/99
State vs. Graves 03C01-9803-CC-00090 Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Vance	Jefferson	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/11/99
03C01-9709-CC-00434 03C01-9709-CC-00434 Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Vance	Sevier	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/11/99
State vs. CarlosHayes 02C01-9712-CR-00483	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/11/99
Ricky Brown vs. State 01C01-9708-CR-00363 Trial Court Judge: Ann Lacy Johns	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Jeff Warfield 01C01-9711-CC-00504	Maury	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Delores Smith & David Robinson 01C01-9609-CR-00412	Putnam	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Jeffery Holder 01C01-9801-CC-00044	Lincoln	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Jackie Ozier W1999-01478-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams Trial Court Judge: Roy B. Morgan, Jr.	Madison	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
03C01-9804-CC-00145 03C01-9804-CC-00145 Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.	Blount	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Keffer 03C01-9709-CC-00413	Sevier	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. Zip Gillespie 02C01-9703-CR-00088	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State vs. David Keen 02C01-9709-CR-00365 Trial Court Judge: John P. Colton, Jr.	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/10/99
State of Tennessee vs. Mark Crites 01C01-9711-CR-00512 Authoring Judge: Senior Judge L. T. Lafferty Trial Court Judge: Judge Jane W. Wheatcraft Mark Crites appeals from the revocation of his community corrections sentence. He challenges both the propriety of that revocation and his resentencing, arguing that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in revoking his community corrections sentence; (2) the trial court misapplied certain enhancement factors and that his sentences are, therefore, excessive; and (3) the trial court erred in ordering consecutive sentencing. After careful review of the record and arguments of counsel, we conclude the trial court relied upon improper evidence in revoking the community corrections sentence. We remand for another revocation hearing.	Sumner	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/09/99
State of Tennessee vs. Roy D. Nelson, Jr. 03C01-9710-CR-00454 Authoring Judge: Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Judge Lynn W. Brown The defendant, Roy D. Nelson, stands convicted of burglary, aggravated burglary, aggravated arson and possession of marijuana as a result of his efforts to blow up his ex-wife's home. Nelson received his convictions at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Washington County Criminal Court. A Range III offender, Nelson is presently serving an effective 62-year sentence in the Department of Correction for his crimes.1 In this direct appeal, Nelson claims he was improperly convicted of aggravated arson because he, rather than another person, suffered the serious bodily injury relied upon to elevate the offense from arson to aggravated arson. Having reviewed the appellate record, the arguments of the parties and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.	Washington	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/09/99
State of Tennessee vs. Roy D. Nelson, Jr. 03C01-9710-CR-00454 Authoring Judge: Judge James Curwood Witt Trial Court Judge: Judge Lynn W. Brown The defendant, Roy D. Nelson, stands convicted of burglary, aggravated burglary, aggravated arson and possession of marijuana as a result of his efforts to blow up his ex-wife's home. Nelson received his convictions at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Washington County Criminal Court. A Range III offender, Nelson is presently serving an effective 62-year sentence in the Department of Correction for his crimes. In this direct appeal, Nelson claims he was improperly convicted of aggravated arson because he, rather than another person, suffered the serious bodily injury relied upon to elevate the offense from arson to aggravated arson. Having reviewed the appellate record, the arguments of the parties and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.	Washington	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/09/99
Gary June Caughron v. State of Tennessee 03C01-9707-CC-00301 Authoring Judge: Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: Judge John K. Byers The petitioner, Gary June Caughron, appeals as of right from the Sevier County Circuit Court’s denial of post-conviction relief as to the guilt phase of his trial. He was convicted in 1990 for the first degree murder of Ann Robertson Jones and received the death penalty. He was also convicted of first degree burglary and assault with the intent to commit rape for which he received consecutive ten-year sentences. The convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court. State v. Caughron, 855 S.W.2d 526 (Tenn. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 979, 114 S. Ct. 475 (1993).	Sevier	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/05/99
Rayford Martin vs. State of Tennessee 03C01-9707-CR-00286 Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles Trial Court Judge: Judge Richard Baumgartner This is an appeal as of right from the trial court’s denial of post-conviction relief from convictions based upon guilty pleas. The Defendant entered guilty pleas, with sentencing left to the discretion of the trial judge, to two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated rape, and four counts of armed robbery. At the sentencing hearing conducted on April 3, 1989, he received a total effective sentence of 150 years. This Court affirmed his sentences on direct appeal.1 The Defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief in December of 1991; and following appointment of counsel, he filed a supplemental petition in June of 1997. The trial court conducted a hearing and denied the petition in July of 1997. The Defendant now appeals the trial court’s ruling. We affirm, but we grant D efendant relie f in the form of a delayed appeal.	Knox	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/04/99
State of Tennessee vs. Timmy Beavers 01C01-9709-CC-00394 Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall Trial Court Judge: Judge Charles Lee Following the denial of his mo tion to suppress evidence, the Defendant, Timmy Beavers, entered a best-interest plea to second degree murder, reserving the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress certain evidence. An agreed upon sentence of thirty (30) years was entered by the trial court.	Lincoln	Court of Criminal Appeals	02/02/99
State vs. Donald Stephens 01C01-9711-CC-00551 Trial Court Judge: Henry Denmark Bell	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/29/99
State vs. Ricky Woodard 01C01-9802-CC-00056 Trial Court Judge: Donald P. Harris	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/29/99
State vs. Michael Clark 01C01-9802-CC-00087	Montgomery	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/29/99
State vs. Lamb 03C01-9708-CC-00346	Hamblen	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/29/99