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State vs. Wilson

03C01-9702-CC-00050

Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Strader vs. State

03C01-9611-CC-00433

Originating Judge:Paul A. Swafford
Rhea County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. King

03C01-9611-CC-00435

Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Crawford

03C01-9611-CR-00397

Originating Judge:Frank L. Slaughter
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Downey

03C01-9611-CR-00416

Originating Judge:Frank L. Slaughter
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Cutshaw

03C01-9611-CR-00419
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Villaneuva vs. State

03C01-9611-CR-00425

Originating Judge:Lynn W. Brown
Johnson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Drinnon

03C01-9611-CR-00431

Originating Judge:Ben K. Wexler
Hamblen County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Hamilton vs. State

03C01-9611-CR-00439

Originating Judge:Stephen M. Bevil
Hamilton County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Rogers

03C01-9611-CR-00442
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Lovingood

03C01-9612-CC-00446

Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. William Dearry

03C01-9612-CC-00462
Jefferson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. William Dearry

03C01-9612-CC-00462

Originating Judge:William R. Holt
Jefferson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Ingram

03C01-9612-CR-00464

Originating Judge:E. Eugene Eblen
Loudon County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
James C. Ward vs. State

E2004-01397-CCA-R3-HC
The petitioner, James C. Ward, appeals from the trial court's order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The state has filed a motion requesting that this court affirm the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20 of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The petitioner has failed to establish his claim of a void judgment. Accordingly, the state's motion is granted and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge:Robert E. Cupp
Johnson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Mark Alan Deakins vs. State

E2004-01803-CCA-R3-PC
The petitioner, Mark Alan Deakins, pled guilty in the Hamilton County Criminal Court to especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual exploitation of a minor, and statutory rape and received an effective eleven-year sentence to be served as one year in jail and the remainder on probation. Subsequently, the petitioner filed a post-conviction petition, alleging that he was prosecuted under unconstitutional statutes and in violation of ex post facto constitutional provisions. The trial court denied post-conviction relief. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Originating Judge:Stephen M. Bevil
Hamilton County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Jerome William Devereaux vs. State

E2004-01891-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Originating Judge:O. Duane Slone
Jefferson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State vs. Dan E. Durell

E2004-03014-CCA-R3-CD
The petitioner, Dan E. Durell, appeals the trial court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. The pleading is barred by the statute of limitations and was properly dismissed. Accordingly, this court affirms the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. R.
Authoring Judge: Judge J. Curwood Witt, Jr.
Originating Judge:Ray L. Jenkins
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
M1998-00752-CCA-R3-PC

M1998-00752-CCA-R3-PC

Originating Judge:Donald P. Harris
Hickman County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Joseph B. Thompson vs. State

E2005-00005-CCA-R3-HC
The petitioner, Joseph B. Thompson, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Sullivan County Criminal Court. The trial court summarily dismissed the petition for failure to meet procedural requirements, which dismissal the petitioner appeals. The State 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. 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 trial court is affirmed.
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Originating Judge:R. Jerry Beck
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Donnell Booker vs. State

E2005-00231-CCA-R3-HC
The petitioner, Donnell Booker, appeals from the trial court's order dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The state has filed a motion requesting that this court affirm the trial court's denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20 of the Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The petitioner has failed to establish that he is entitled to habeas corpus relief. Accordingly, the state's motion is granted and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Originating Judge:Robert E. Cupp
Johnson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
M1998-00239-CCA-WRM-PC

M1998-00239-CCA-WRM-PC
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Anthony Stokes vs. State

E2002-02597-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Originating Judge:Douglas A. Meyer
Hamilton County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
State of Tennessee v. Jaquece Fitzgerald

II-302-109-A

Originating Judge:R.E. Lee Davies
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10
Jerry Neal Carpenter vs. State

E2001-01732-CCA-R3-PC
The petitioner, Jerry Neal Carpenter appeals from the order of Knox County Circuit Court denying his petition for post-conviction relief. The post-conviction court dismissed Carpenter's petition, finding that the only claim alleged, i.e., the ineffectiveness of counsel, was without merit. In this appeal as of right, Petitioner challenges the lower court's ruling. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.
Authoring Judge: Sr. Judge F. Lloyd Tatum
Originating Judge:Richard R. Baumgartner
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/01/10