COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State vs. Haycraft
03C01-9705-CR-00196

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Chastain
03C01-9706-CR-00205

Polk Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Donald Gene Brooks
01C01-9703-CC-00099
Authoring Judge: Judge Curwood Witt
Trial Court Judge: Judge John H. Gasaway, III

The defendant, Donald Gene Brooks, stands convicted of first degree felony murder, especially aggravated robbery, theft of property valued over $1,000, and setting fire to personal property, all related to the robbery and killing of Joseph J. Wisniewski. He received his convictions following a jury trial in the Montgomery County Criminal Court. Brooks is incarcerated in the Department of Correction serving his effective sentence of life plus 27 years. In this direct appeal, Brooks challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence and the length of sentence imposed. Having reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Montgomery Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Devon Welles
01C01-9706-CC-00230
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge W. Charles Lee

The Defendant, Devon Wells, appeals his convictions of two counts of sale of a Schedule II controlled substan ce following a jury trial in the Lincoln County Circu it Court. The trial court sentenced him as a Range II Multiple Offender to two consecutive sentences of nine (9) and seven (7) years. He was also fined a total of $100,000 for the two convictions. In this appeal, Defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that the sentence imposed was excessive and contrary to law. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Lincoln Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Anthony P. Geanes
02C01-9709-CC-00373
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood

The Defendant, Anthony P. Geanes, appeals as of right from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Hardeman County. Following a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of delivery of a Schedule II con trolled substance. He was sentenced to serve fifteen (15) years as a Range II Offender. In this appeal, Defendant challenges the sufficien cy of the evidence and the length of his sentence. We affirm the judgm ent of the trial court.

Hardeman Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Amanda Treece
02C01-9711-CC-00438
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Judge Franklin Murchison

Following an evidentiary hearing, the Circuit Court of Chester County entered an order which revoked Defendant’s probation and ordered her to serve her original sentence of four (4) years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The Defendant, Amanda Treece, appeals from that action of the trial court. W hile Defendant does not challenge the revocation of probation, she argues in her sole issue on appeal that the trial court erred by requiring her to serve her entire sentence by incarceration in the Department of Correction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Chester Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Eric Florence
02C01-9709-CC-00366
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R. Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge Julian P. Guinn

The defendant, Eric M. Florence, entered pleas of guilt in the General Sessions Court of Benton County to possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of alcohol. He was sentenced to eleven months and twenty-nine days in the county jail; all but two days were suspended on each count. The sentences were to be concurrently served. The defendant incurred additional charges and his probation was revoked. He served a portion of his general sessions sentence and then moved the court to suspend the remainder. The general sessions court denied the motion. The defendant appealed to the circuit court. That court affirmed the decision of the general sessions court.

Benton Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. Lemont E. Blair
03C01-9705-CR-00176
Authoring Judge: Judge William M. Barker
Trial Court Judge: Judge Richard R. Baumgartner

The appellant, Lemont E. Blair, appeals as of right the Knox County Criminal Court’s revocation of his community corrections sentence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court pursuant to Rule 20 of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

Knox Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee vs. William Waylon Jackson, a.k.a. Bill Jackson
02C01-9707-CC-00267
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Trial Court Judge: Judge C. Creed McGinley

The defendant, William Waylon Jackson, was convicted by a Decatur County jury of three (3) counts of the sale of marijuana over one-half (½) ounce, Class E felonies. The trial court sentenced him as a Range II offender to concurrent terms of three (3) years for each count and denied alternative sentencing. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment as it violated the mandatory joinder provision of Tenn. R. Crim. P. 8(a). He further argues that the trial court imposed excessive sentences and improperly denied alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Decatur Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Walter Ellison
01C01-9708-CR-00361
Trial Court Judge: L. Terry Lafferty

Sumner Court of Criminal Appeals

Charles E. Jones v. State of Tennessee
W2007-01086-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Trial Court Judge: Lee V. Coffee

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. William Jordan
01C01-9703-CC-00100
Trial Court Judge: William B. Cain

Giles Court of Criminal Appeals

Keith Wooten vs. State
01C01-9703-CR-00111
Trial Court Judge: J. O. Bond

Wilson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Pierson
03C01-9709-CR-00334
Trial Court Judge: Phyllis H. Miller

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Sutton
03C01-9706-CR-00216

Knox Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9703-CR-00091
01C01-9703-CR-00091

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9704-CC-00126
01C01-9704-CC-00126
Trial Court Judge: J. Curwood Witt

Wayne Court of Criminal Appeals

I Concur In The Results In This Case. In State v. Milton S. Jones, Jr., No.
01C01-9704-CC-00126
Trial Court Judge: Gary R. Wade

Wayne Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Virginia Gann
01C01-9704-CC-00164
Trial Court Judge: Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.

Coffee Court of Criminal Appeals

O1C01-9703-CC-00112
O1C01-9703-CC-00112

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Shirley
03C01-9610-CR-00369

Bradley Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Shirley
03C01-9610-CR-00369
Trial Court Judge: Mayo L. Mashburn

Bradley Court of Criminal Appeals

Welch vs. State
03C01-9702-CR-00043
Trial Court Judge: Lynn W. Brown

Sullivan Court of Criminal Appeals

Dukes & Dukes vs. State
03C01-9703-CC-00112
Trial Court Judge: W. Lee Asbury

Union Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Hodge
03C01-9704-CC-00160

Sevier Court of Criminal Appeals