COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State vs. Robin Dodson
E1999-00387-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: J. Curtis Smith

State vs. Charles Eddie Hartman
M1998-00803-CCA-R3-DD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Trial Court Judge: Robert W. Wedemeyer

State vs. William Douglas Ellis
M1999-783-CCA-R3-CD
Trial Court Judge: Jane W. Wheatcraft
The appellant, William Donald Ellis, was convicted by a Sumner County jury of one count of rape of a child, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and two counts of assault. The trial court imposed a sentence of twenty-five (25) years incarceration in the Tennessee Department of Correction for the offense of rape of a child, ten (10) years incarceration in the Department for each count of aggravated sexual battery, and six (6) months incarceration in the Sumner County Jail for each count of assault. The trial court ordered that the appellant serve his sentences for rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery consecutively to each other and concurrently with his sentences for assault, resulting in an effective sentence of forty-five (45) years incarceration. On appeal, the appellant presents the following issues for our review: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained by police as a result of the warrantless search of his home; (2) whether the trial court should have required the State to elect between Counts One and Six of the indictment; (3) whether the evidence adduced at trial supports the jury's findings of venue; and (4) whether the evidence adduced at trial supports the jury's verdict of guilt of rape of a child. Following a review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part the judgments of the trial court.

State vs. Damion Carrick
w1998-00655-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

State vs. Tracy Davidson
W1999-00080-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

State vs. Michael Edwards
W1999-00591-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge J. Curwood Witt, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

State vs. Willie Douglas
W1999-00282-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

State vs. David Ryan Swanson
E1998-00041-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer

State vs. Percy Farris
W2001-01787-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood
The Defendant, Percy Perez Farris, was convicted by a jury of attempt to commit first degree premeditated murder and especially aggravated robbery. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to twenty-five years for each offense, to be served concurrently in the Department of Correction. In this direct appeal the Defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying the Defendant's motion to change venue; (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress identification testimony; (3) whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence concerning the victim's blood; (4) whether the evidence is sufficient to support the convictions; and (5) whether cumulative error requires a new trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

State vs. Benito Gomez
M1998-00096-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: William Charles Lee

State vs. Robbie Davidson
M1997-00130-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

State of Tennessee v. Jason Ingram Stokes
M1999-1892-CCA-R3-CA
Trial Court Judge: Jim T. Hamilton

State of Tennessee v. Charles Ray Powell
01C01-9806-CC-00260
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Graham

Moore , 814 S.W.2D 381, 383 (T Enn. Crim . App. 1 991); State v. Da Vis, 706 S.W.2D 96, 97 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1985);
01C01-9807-CC-00301
Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee

State vs. Gerald Cathey
W1999-00660-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Chris B. Craft

State vs. Robert Jarnagin
E1998-00892-CCA-R8-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

State vs. Robert Jarnagin
E1998-00892-CCA-R8-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

State of Tennessee v. Albert Hampton
W1999-00059-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: John P. Colton, Jr.

State vs. Barbara Powell
W1999-01825-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Dick Jerman, Jr.

State vs. Stanley Blackwood
W1999-01221-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: John Franklin Murchison
A Madison County Grand Jury indicted the defendant, Stanley Blackwood, for one count of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of aggravated burglary. Following a trial, a jury convicted the defendant on all counts, and the trial court imposed an effective sentence of life plus twenty-two (22) years incarceration. On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain all of the convictions; (2) that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury; (3) that the trial court erroneously refused to admit results of a polygraph examination; (4) that the trial court should have merged two counts of aggravated assault with two counts of attempted first-degree murder; and (5) that the defendant's sentence was excessive. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

State vs. Floyd Perry
W1999-01715-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: William B. Acree
The defendant and appellant, Floyd Lee Perry, Jr., was indicted by an Obion County Grand Jury for first-degree murder, first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery, and especially aggravated robbery. Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a robbery, especially aggravated robbery, and second-degree murder (as a lesser included offense of first-degree murder). The trial court merged the second-degree murder conviction into the first-degree felony murder conviction and, following a sentencing hearing, sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment for felony murder and twenty-three (23) years for especially aggravated robbery. The court ordered the sentences to be served concurrently. On appeal, the appellant claims (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, and (2) that the trial court erred by allowing the state to introduce prejudicial autopsy photographs in evidence. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

David D. Cox v. State of Tennessee
W2007-01591-CCA-R3-HC
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Trial Court Judge: Joseph H. Walker, III

State of Tennessee v. Monica L. Madden, a/k/a Shana Valeshia Goodwin, a/k/a Monica Wright
M1999-00176-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Judge Seth W. Norman

Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, the defendant pled guilty in Davidson County Criminal Court to two counts of assault and one count of accessory after the fact. She received an effective sentence of two years. The defendant appeals the trial court’s order that her sentence be served in the workhouse rather than in some alternative form, asserting that the trial court erred in considering her arrests while on bond as indications of her unsuitability for alternative sentencing; in making its determination based solely on her arrests while on bond; and in failing to consider her participation in a counseling program. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

State of Tennessee v. William Joseph Taylor
M1999-00218-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Acree
Trial Court Judge: Judge J. O. Bond

The defendant was initially tried and convicted in Rutherford County for the crime of rape of a child. On appeal, this Court found that the defendant’s trial counsel was ineffective and remanded the case for a new trial. After remand, the defendant was indicted in Wilson County. The Wilson County Criminal Court found that the double jeopardy clauses of the United States Constitution and the Tennessee Constitution prohibited the State from prosecuting the defendant and dismissed the indictment. The State appealed the dismissal. We reverse the decision of the trial court and remand for a trial.

State of Tennessee v. Antonio Brewster
M1999-00989-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry L. Smith
Trial Court Judge: Judge J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

Defendant was convicted in the Criminal Court, Davidson County, Wyatt, Randall J., of felony murder in the perpetration of a robbery, attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated robbery, and two counts of attempted first-degree murder. The defendant appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals, Smith J., held that: (1) the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress his statement; (2) there was sufficient evidence that the defendant murdered a bystander in the perpetration of a robbery to support conviction for felony murder; and (3) the defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial.

Affirmed.