State of Tennessee v. Ashlee V. Dobbs

A Williamson County grand jury indicted the Defendant, Ashlee V. Dobbs, on five counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and one count of theft over $500. A bench trial was conducted, and, at the conclusion of the State’s proof, the Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the charges for failure to establish venue. The trial court dismissed four of the counts for failure to establish venue, found the Defendant not guilty of one count, and dismissed the final count by agreement of the parties. The State appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it dismissed four of the counts for lack of venue. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we conclude that the trial court properly dismissed two counts for failure of proof of venue but erred when it  dismissed the remaining two counts for the same reason. As such, we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court’s judgments, and we remand for further proceedings.