Eric Biggs v. State of Tennessee
Eric Biggs appeals the Shelby County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Biggs is presently serving an effective 45-year sentence for fourteen robbery-related offenses to which he pleaded guilty. In his post-conviction attack, he claims that he was not afforded the effective assistance of counsel in the conviction proceedings and that as a result, his guilty pleas were not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered. The petitioner also makes a second claim that his guilty pleas were not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered because he believed that his sentencing range would increase with each subsequent conviction. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Kevin Lamont Hutchison
The appellant, Kevin Lamont Hutchison, was convicted by a jury in the Montgomery County Circuit Court of aggravated robbery. The trial court sentenced the appellant to seventeen years imprisonment in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the appellant contends that the evidence was not sufficient to support his conviction. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Montgomery | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Susan Taylor v. Square D Company
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Rutherford | Court of Appeals | |
Inez Seals and Terry Hurd v. Life Investors Insurance
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Sequatchie | Court of Appeals | |
Mary Watkins v. Bryan Watkins
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Rutherford | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Vernica Shabree Ward
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Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Vernica Shabree Ward - Concurring
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Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Mikel Ulysees Primm
The defendant, Mikel Ulysees Primm, was convicted of speeding, simple possession of cocaine, simple possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and criminal impersonation. The trial court imposed a sentence of 30 days for the speeding offense, 11 months and 29 days on each of the three possession offenses, and six months for the criminal impersonation offense. The sentence for criminal impersonation is to be served consecutively to the sentence for simple possession of cocaine. The remaining sentences are to be served concurrently to the sentence for simple possession of cocaine and to each other. In this appeal of right, the defendant argues that the trial court provided erroneous instructions to the jury as to the definition of constructive possession. The judgments are affirmed. |
Dickson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Irby C. Simpkins v. Peaches G. Blank
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Davidson | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Treasa Renee Shorter
The defendant, Treasa Renee Shorter, pled guilty to possession of .5 grams or more of cocaine with intent to sell. The trial court imposed a sentence of nine years and nine months to be served in the Department of Correction. In this appeal, the defendant contends: (1) her sentence is excessive; and (2) the trial court erred in denying alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Marshall | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jesse Tuggle
The appellant, Jesse Tuggle, was convicted by a jury in the Williamson County Circuit Court of one count of forgery, one count of theft of property valued under $500, and one count of criminal impersonation. The trial court sentenced the appellant to one and one-half years of imprisonment in the Tennessee Department of Correction for the forgery conviction, eleven months and twenty-nine days imprisonment for the theft conviction, and six months imprisonment for the criminal impersonation conviction. The trial court further ordered the sentences to be served concurrently. On appeal, the appellant contests the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his forgery conviction and argues that the trial court erred in denying alternative sentencing. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Williamson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Lynn Blevins v. Lester Blevins
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Sumner | Court of Appeals | |
Freddie Vaught v. State of Tennessee
The petitioner appeals the denial of post-conviction relief. He argues his guilty plea to second degree murder was involuntary due to ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court. |
Rutherford | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
In Re: D.D.K., D.M.M., and T.J.M., Jr.
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Montgomery | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Lavondas Cordell Nelson
The Petitioner, Lavondas Cordell Nelson, pled guilty to one count of reckless endangerment with a weapon and one count of possession of a handgun by a felon in the Rutherford County Circuit Court, and the trial court imposed suspended two year sentences for each count, to be served consecutively, plus four years of probation at the expiration of those terms. The Petitioner filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus and a motion requesting that the trial court appoint an attorney to represent him during the habeas corpus proceeding. The trial court denied his motion and dismissed his petition for writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that: (1) the trial court erred in dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus; and (2) the trial court erred by denying his motion for appointment of counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the trial court's judgment. |
Rutherford | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Nashville & Davidson County v. Margaret Hudson
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Davidson | Court of Appeals | |
Donald Britt v. Roxanne Howell
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Maury | Court of Appeals | |
Eleonora Kogan. v. Tennessee Board of Dentistry
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Davidson | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jerome Comer
A Franklin County jury convicted the Defendant of one count of Sale of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, cocaine, and one count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, also cocaine. The trial court merged the convictions and sentenced the Defendant to eight years in prison. The Defendant appeals, contending: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions; and (2) that the trial court imposed an excessive sentence. After reviewing the record, we conclude that sufficient evidence was presented to support the Defendant's convictions and the trial court did not err in sentencing the Defendant. Accordingly, we affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Franklin | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Earl M. Shahan v. Franklin County
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Franklin | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Lori Ann Duncan
Lori Ann Duncan appeals the Sullivan County Criminal Court's revocation of her probationary sentence. Duncan claims that the lower court abused its discretion in ordering her to serve her sentence in incarceration in the Department of Correction. However, we are unpersuaded and affirm the lower court's judgment. |
Sullivan | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Charles Johnston
Charles Johnston appeals from his Carter County Criminal Court conviction of contempt of court. He claims that the evidence does not sufficiently support the conviction, that his due process rights were violated in the conviction proceedings, that the court erroneously admitted an audiotape of prior proceedings in the general sessions court, that he was sentenced too harshly and unfairly denied judicial diversion, and that the lower court abused its discretion in setting his appeal bond. Because we discern no reversible error, we affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence. |
Carter | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Meaji Nisley Lockmiller v. Mark Lockmiller
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McMinn | Court of Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Julius L. Jones
The defendant was convicted of facilitation of felony murder, a Class A felony, and sentenced to twenty-three years. The defendant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in 1) allowing testimony by Dozier that the defendant told her the victim had been involved in the robbery because the statement was inadmissible hearsay, and 2) refusing to admit the prior written statement of Dozier into evidence under Tennessee Rule of Evidence 613(b). We remand for correction of the judgment form to reflect the correct felony classifications. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed in all other respects. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Billy M. Higgins
The defendant, Billy M. Higgins, appeals the revocation of his probation, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in revoking his probation for failure to complete a drug rehabilitation program. Following our review, we affirm the order of the trial court. |
Hardin | Court of Criminal Appeals |