State of Tennessee v. Tonya Jennings

Case Number
M2002-01190-SC-R11-CD

In a bench trial, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity of the charge of stalking. Following her release from judicial hospitalization, she moved to have her public records in this case expunged under Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-32-101(a)(1). Because the pertinent statutory language only provides for expungement upon "a verdict of not guilty returned by a jury," we find that the defendant is not entitled to expungement and affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Authoring Judge
Justice William M. Barker
Originating Judge
Judge Steve R. Dozier
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Tonya Jennings
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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