State of Tennessee v. Anthony Allen

The defendant, Anthony Allen, was convicted in 2002 of seven counts of aggravated robbery, eight counts of aggravated rape, and one count of facilitation of aggravated rape which the trial court merged with one of the rape convictions, and received an effective sentence of 124 years. In State v. Anthony Allen, No. W2004-01085-CCA-R3-CD, 2005 WL 1606350, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 8, 2005), perm. to appeal denied (Tenn. Dec. 19, 2005), this court reversed one of the convictions for aggravated rape, remanding it for a new trial, and affirmed all of the remaining convictions but remanded the matter for a new sentencing hearing to determine whether consecutive sentencing was appropriate. Following the reconsideration by the trial court and the defendant’s being sentenced to an effective sentence of 104 years, the defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in finding that he was a dangerous offender and that his criminal activity was extensive.  Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.