Gregory Hedges v. David Mills, Warden
The Petitioner Gregory Hedges appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Petitioner has failed to allege any ground that would render the judgment of conviction void. Accordingly, we grant the State's motion and affirm the judgment of the lower court. |
Lauderdale | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Wayford Demonbreun, Jr. v. Ricky Bell, Warden
The petitioner, Wayford Demonbreun, Jr., appeals the trial court's dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. In this appeal, he alleges that his judgment of conviction for aggravated assault is void because the indictment was defective in that it failed to inform him of the essential elements of the offense for which he was convicted. The judgment of the trial court is reversed. The conviction at issue is vacated, habeas corpus relief is warranted as to that offense, and the cause is remanded for appropriate remedial action. Because the petitioner is also imprisoned for second degree murder, he is not entitled to release by virtue of this opinion. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Eric Glover v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, Eric Glover, appeals the lower court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the trial court pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Petitioner is procedurally barred from pursuing appellate review of the lower court’s denial of post-conviction relief. Accordingly, the above-captioned appeal is dismissed. |
Fayette | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jarrod Johnston Slaughter
The appellant, Jarrod Johnston Slaughter, was convicted by a jury in the Madison County Circuit Court of driving under the influence (DUI), third offense. He received a sentence of eleven months, and twenty-nine days, with 208 days to be served in confinement. On appeal, the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction and the length of confinement imposed by the trial court. Upon our review of the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Madison | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Ronald Dennis Crafton v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, Ronald Dennis Crafton, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to reopen his petition for post-conviction petition. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court dismiss the above-captioned appeal, or in the alternative, affirm the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Because Petitioner has failed to properly invoke this Court’s jurisdiction, the above-captioned appeal is dismissed. |
Henry | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Jessie Hodges v. State of Tennessee
The Petitioner, Jessie Hodges, appeals the lower court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The State has filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the trial court pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Petitioner is procedurally barred from pursuing appellate review of the lower court’s denial of post-conviction relief. Accordingly, the above-captioned appeal is dismissed. |
Lauderdale | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Erika Louise Bunkley Patrick v. State of Tennessee
Petitioner, Erika Louise Bunkley Patrick, appeals the post-conviction court’s dismissal of her petition for post-conviction relief in which she alleged that her pleas of guilty were not voluntarily and knowingly entered into and that her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in the negotiation and entry of her pleas. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court. |
Dyer | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Cedric Davis aka Cedric Booker v. State of Tennessee
The petitioner, Cedric Davis aka Cedric Booker, appeals from the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, he argues that the post-conviction court erred in finding that he received the effective assistance of counsel. Following our review of the record and the parties’ briefs, including the petitioner’s reply brief, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Jamie Emerson New
The Defendant, Jamie Emerson New, was convicted of aggravated sexual battery and sentenced to eight years of incarceration. On appeal, he contends that; (1) the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction, and (2) the two child witnesses who testified against him were not competent to testify. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Madison | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. James Thomas Manning
On April 15, 1998, the Putnam County Grand Jury indicted Defendant, James Thomas Manning, on one count of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated rape, one count of attempted aggravated sexual battery, and one count of aggravated robbery. Following a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated rape, a Class A felony, and one count of aggravated burglary, a Class C felony. The jury acquitted Defendant of attempted aggravated sexual battery and could not reach a verdict on the aggravated robbery charge. Defendant received concurrent twenty-five year sentences for each of the aggravated rape convictions, and a consecutive six year sentence for the aggravated burglary conviction, for an effective thirty-one year sentence. These sentences were ordered to be served consecutively to a prior sentence out of Sumner County being served by Defendant at the time of trial and sentencing. In his appeal, Defendant argues that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion to strike expert testimony for failure to lay a proper foundation; (2) excluding evidence that the victim had pending charges for aggravated assault; (3) violating double jeopardy principles in allowing Defendant to be convicted of two counts of aggravated rape; and (4) imposing consecutive sentences. We affirm the judgments of the trial court. |
Putnam | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Willie J. Simmons
The Defendant, Willie J. Simmons, was convicted of rape and sexual battery. The Defendant received an effective eight year sentence in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Rutherford | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Bernard Thomas Nelson
On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and the denial of alternative sentencing. Following our review, we conclude that the evidence presented was sufficient to support the jury's verdicts and that the denial of alternative sentencing was justified given the defendant's lengthy history of criminal activity and the inability of probation to deter him from such conduct. Therefore, we affirm the convictions and sentences. |
Montgomery | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
William E. Eakes, III v. State of Tennessee
This is an appeal as of right from the summary dismissal of a petition for post-conviction relief. The trial court dismissed the amended post-conviction petition because the court found the petition was not verified under oath and failed to include the factual basis upon which relief was sought. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Davidson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Efrain Murillo Ramirez
The defendant, Efrain Murillo Ramirez, who is serving an eight-year Department of Correction sentence for a Greene County Criminal Court jury conviction of possession of one-half or more grams of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, appeals and challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress the cocaine seized from his automobile. Because the suppression issue has been waived by the failure to file a timely motion for new trial, the judgment is affirmed. |
Greene | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Thomas Alvin Carter v. State of Tennessee
The petitioner, Thomas Alvin Carter, appeals from the Monroe County Criminal Court's dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief from his guilty plea to theft over $500 but less than $1000, a Class E felony. He contends that his guilty plea was unknowing and involuntary and that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Monroe | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Bruce E. Olson
A Sevier County Circuit Court jury convicted the defendant, Bruce E. Olson, of rape of a child, a class A felony, and the trial court sentenced him to serve twenty years at one hundred percent in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient, that the trial court erred in not excluding the defendant's statement to police based upon the state's delay in providing him a redacted copy, and that the state violated his right to due process by withholding exculpatory evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Sevier | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Mark Griffin v. State of Tennessee
The petitioner, Mark Griffin, appeals from the Anderson County Criminal Court's dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief, through which he had challenged his conviction of first degree felony murder. On appeal, the petitioner claims that ineffective assistance of trial counsel and certain due process violations invalidate his convictions. We disagree and affirm. |
Anderson | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Kristi Dance Oakes
The defendant, Kristi Dance Oakes, stands charged in the Sevier County Circuit Court with one count of statutory rape. The district attorney general denied her application for pretrial diversion, an action upheld by the trial court upon certiorari review of that decision. The defendant obtained an interlocutory appeal from this court via Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 10. Following our review, we vacate the order upholding the denial of pretrial diversion and remand the case to the trial court. |
Sevier | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Marvin Rainer v. David G. Mills, Warden
Petitioner, Marvin Rainer, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In March 2001, Petitioner was convicted in Shelby County Criminal Court of one count of misdemeanor assault, two felony counts of forgery over five hundred dollars, one count of theft over a thousand dollars, and one count of forgery over a thousand dollars. Petitioner was sentenced to eleven months and twenty-nine days for the misdemeanor assault conviction, six years for each felony conviction of forgery over five hundred dollars, ten years for the felony conviction of theft over a thousand dollars, and ten years for the felony conviction of forgery over a thousand dollars. According to the judgment forms, the trial court ordered the felony sentences to be served concurrently for a ten year sentence, with the misdemeanor sentence to be served consecutively, for an effective sentence of ten years, eleven (11) months, and twenty-nine (29) days, with all sentences to be served in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On October 15, 2004, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in Lauderdale County Circuit Court. Petitioner alleged that his convictions were void because, inter alia, he received an illegal sentence. The trial court summarily dismissed the petition without an evidentiary hearing, finding that the issues raised by Petitioner were not proper subjects for habeas corpus relief. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. |
Lauderdale | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Clifford A. Davis
The Appellant, Clifford A. Davis, appeals the revocation of his probation by the Humphreys County Circuit Court. Davis' revocation stems from his violation of Rule 7 of the conditions of probation which provides: "I agree to a search, without a warrant, of my person, vehicle, property, or place of residence by any Probation/Parole officer or law enforcement officer, at any time." Davis does not deny that he refused his probation officer's request to search his residence. Rather, he argues that Rule 7 is unconstitutional in that it infringes upon his Fourth Amendment rights. Finding no constitutional error, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. |
Humphreys | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Betty Gouge
The defendant, Betty Gouge, pled guilty to one count of sale of one-half gram or more of cocaine, a Class B felony, one count of possession with intent to sell one-half gram or more of cocaine, a Class B felony, and one count of possession with the intent to sell less than ten pounds of marijuana, a Class E felony. The Unicoi County Criminal Court sentenced her to eight years for each Class B felony and one year for the Class E felony to be served concurrently as a Range I, standard offender in the Department of Correction. The defendant appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying her probation or alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgments of the trial court but we remand case number 5337, Count 3, to the trial court for the judgment to reflect that the defendant pled guilty and was found guilty. |
Unicoi | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Marshall Tidwell v. Virginia Lewis, Warden
The petitioner, Marshall Tidwell, pled guilty in the Dickson County Circuit Court to five counts of rape and three counts of sexual battery, and he received a total effective sentence of fifty years. Subsequently, the petitioner filed in the Bledsoe County Circuit Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The habeas corpus court summarily dismissed the petition, which dismissal the petitioner appeals. The State filed a motion requesting that this Court affirm the habeas corpus court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude that the petition was properly dismissed. Accordingly, the State's motion is granted and the judgment of the habeas corpus court is affirmed. |
Bledsoe | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Tevias Bledsoe
The appellant, Tevias Bledsoe, was indicted on one count of premeditated murder, one count of felony murder, one count of especially aggravated robbery, and three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. After a jury trial, the appellant was acquitted of all charges except for the firearm possession charges. The trial court nolle prossed two of the firearm charges and sentenced the appellant to four years as a Range II multiple offender for the remaining conviction. After the denial of a motion for new trial, the appellant filed a timely notice of appeal. On appeal, the appellant contends that the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on the defense of duress. We agree and reverse and remand the judgment of the trial court. |
Shelby | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Marlon Orlando Walls
Defendant, Marlon Orlando Walls, was indicted on one count of first degree felony murder, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of second degree murder. Following a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first degree felony murder and especially aggravated kidnapping, and found not guilty of second degree murder. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder conviction and fifteen years for the especially aggravated kidnapping conviction. The trial court ordered Defendant's sentences to be served concurrently, and Defendant does not challenge the length or manner of service of his sentences. Defendant was granted a delayed appeal. In his appeal, Defendant argues (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; (2) that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on facilitation; (3) that the trial court erred in not declaring a mistrial; (4) that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the natural and probable consequences rule; and (5) that the trial court erred in not allowing into evidence proof that when the victim possessed the handgun, the victim was violating the terms/conditions of his community corrections sentence. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the trial court's judgments. |
Montgomery | Court of Criminal Appeals | |
State of Tennessee v. Bowman Robert Russell
The defendant, Bowman Robert Russell, appeals from his Loudon County Criminal Court jury verdict resulting in a conviction of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI), third offense. The single issue on appeal is whether the convicting evidence is sufficient to support the conviction. Because it is, we affirm the judgment of the criminal court. |
Loudon | Court of Criminal Appeals |
