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| State vs. Michael S. Reid
M1999-00305-CCA-R3-CD
The Williamson County grand jury indicted the appellant, Michael S. Reid, with one (1) count of driving under the influence, third offense, one (1) count of driving on a revoked license and one (1) count of criminal impersonation. The appellant pled guilty to driving on a revoked license and criminal impersonation and, after a jury trial, was found guilty of driving under the influence, third offense. The trial court sentenced the appellant to concurrent terms of eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days, suspended after service of 180 days, for driving under the influence, third offense and six (6) months, suspended after service of ten (10) days, for driving on a revoked license. In addition, the appellant received a consecutive sentence of six (6) months, suspended after service of five (5) days, for criminal impersonation. On appeal, the appellant argues that the trial court erred in (1) admitting hearsay evidence over his objection by allowing a Williamson County Sheriff's Deputy to testify as to the contents of a dispatch he received prior to stopping the appellant; and (2) allowing the state to introduce evidence concerning a prior stop of the appellant for which he was not charged. We hold that the officer's testimony concerning the dispatch was nonhearsay and relevant and, as a result, properly admissible. Additionally, we conclude that the appellant has waived the issue regarding the prior stop as a result of his failure to object to this evidence at trial and his failure to include this issue in the motion for new trial. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Originating Judge:Timothy L. Easter |
Williamson County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| State of Tennessee v. Joseph S. Burris, Jr.
01C01-9907-CC-00247
Originating Judge:J. Steve Daniel |
Rutherford County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| Hudgens vs. Rogers
M2000-00239-COA-R3-CV
The mother of four minor children appealed the trial court's decision to change custody from Mother to Father based on a material change in circumstances. Prior to the entry of that order, it had been determined that an agreement, originally announced to the court which awarded custody of the children to Mother, had been set aside due to the court's finding that there had been no meeting of the minds of the parties as several critical issues had been left unresolved. We have determined that the court was correct in that decision. Therefore, the standard which the trial court should have applied was one of comparative fitness and best interest of the children rather than a material change of circumstances. This matter is reversed and remanded to the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Arthur E. Mcclellan |
Sumner County | Court of Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| Talmage Crump vs. Kimberly Bell
W1999-00673-COA-R3-CV
This is a personal injury case. Plaintiff filed a complaint and issued summons, which was returned "not to be found." Plaintiff issued an alias summons which was also returned "not to be found." Plaintiff issued pluries summons more than one year after the return of the alias summons. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's case for failure to comply Rule 3, Tenn.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff asserts that defendant is equitably estopped from relying upon Tenn.R.Civ.P. 3, because of action of defendant's liability insurance carrier leading him to believe that the defense would not be raised upon which he relied to his detriment. The trial court found no estoppel, and plaintiff has appealed.
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Originating Judge:George H. Brown |
Shelby County | Court of Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| Planters Gin Company v. Federal Compress &Amp; Warehouse
W1999-02460-COA-R3-CV-
Originating Judge:Kay S. Robilio |
Shelby County | Court of Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| State vs. Ronald Wayne Ashby
M1999-01247-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant appeals his aggravated burglary conviction. He asserts that insufficient evidence supported the jury verdict, that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of another crime, and that his sentence is excessive. We conclude that sufficient evidence supported the verdict and that the "other crime" evidence was properly admitted. We affirm the sentence.
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge:William Charles Lee |
Lincoln County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/12/00 | |
| Merritt vs. Yates
M1999-00775-COA-R3-CV
This appeal involves a dispute between Plaintiff June Yates Merritt ("Ms. Merritt") and Defendants Aileen Biron Yates ("Mrs. Yates") and Claire Biron ("Mr. Biron") regarding the proper interpretation or construction of mutual wills executed in April of 1985 by Mrs. Yates and her husband Thomas Harry Yates ("Mr. Yates"), who was the father of Ms. Merritt. After the death of Mr. Yates in December of 1985, Mrs. Yates deeded certain real property to Mr. Biron, gifted certain personal property to Mr. Biron, and established a revocable trust using money received as a result of her husband's death. In an action filed by Ms. Merritt challenging these transactions, the trial court determined that there were no genuine issues of material fact and entered a judgment in favor of Ms. Merritt. Additionally, the court denied Ms. Merritt's motion for discretionary costs. Mrs. Yates appeals the court's order granting a judgment in favor of Ms. Merritt and Ms. Merritt appeals the court's ruling regarding her motion for discretionary costs. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Ellen Hobbs Lyle |
Davidson County | Court of Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| Beavers vs. The Lebanon Democrat Newspaper
M1999-02401-COA-R3-CV
This appeal arises from an action initiated by Plaintiffs, Mae and Jerry Beavers, against the Defendant newspaper, the Lebanon Democrat, for libel and slander. The Beavers' claim arises out of two separate articles published by the newspaper. The trial court granted the newspaper's motion for summary judgment, holding that the first article was substantially true and the second article was a non-actionable opinion. The Beavers appeal.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Alan E. Highers
Originating Judge:Tom E. Gray |
Wilson County | Court of Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Jerry Rodgers
W1999-01443-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant was convicted of reckless homicide and sentenced to eight years as a Range II, multiple offender. On appeal, the defendant raises the issue of whether the trial court erred in relying on New York convictions as prior felonies in order to sentence him as a multiple offender. After review, we conclude that the record does not support the trial court's finding that the New York convictions qualified as prior felonies for sentencing purposes. Accordingly, we reverse, and remand the case to the trial court for resentencing.
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Chris B. Craft |
Shelby County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Michael W. Smith
W1999-01817-CCA-R3-PC
The petitioner pled guilty in Shelby County Criminal Court to two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated burglary, and five misdemeanor counts. He was sentenced, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, to ten years for each of the rape counts; six years for each of the aggravated burglary counts; and eleven months and twenty-nine days for each of the misdemeanor counts, with all sentences to be served concurrently for an effective sentence of ten years. The sequence of the charges was that the petitioner was arrested and charged with a rape, an aggravated burglary, and all of the misdemeanor counts, released on bail, and later arrested for the second rape and aggravated burglary, both of which occurred while he was on bail for the first set of charges. In this petition for post-conviction relief, the petitioner sought to have his guilty pleas set aside on the grounds that his pleas were not voluntarily and knowingly made and he received ineffective assistance of counsel. It is unnecessary to address those issues because it appears from the record that the negotiated plea agreement was in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-20-111(b), requiring that a sentence for a felony committed while on bail be served consecutively to the sentence for the initial felony charge. Because we do not know whether the petitioner would have entered his pleas of guilty had he known of the requirement regarding consecutive sentencing, on remand the petitioner must be allowed to withdraw his pleas of guilty as to both of the rape and both of the aggravated burglary charges.
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:John P. Colton, Jr. |
Shelby County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| Jeremy Tompkins vs. Mary Rainey
W1999-01218-COA-R3-CV
In this action to establish parentage, Jeremy Earl Tompkins (Father) appeals the trial court's final judgment awarding Mary Helen Rainey (Mother) custody of the parties' infant son. We affirm the trial court's judgment.
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:A. V. Mcdowell |
Shelby County | Court of Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Michael Sample & Larry McKay
W1999-01202-CCA-R3-PC
The Defendants were each convicted in 1982 of two counts of felony murder. Each Defendant received two death penalties for the murders. On post-conviction, the Defendants contend that the State withheld exculpatory information and that their death penalties were predicated in part on an invalid aggravating circumstance. The trial court dismissed the petitions without a hearing, finding that the Brady claims were time-barred and finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the jury would have imposed the death sentences absent consideration of the invalid aggravating circumstance. The Defendants now appeal the trial court's findings on both claims for relief. We affirm the trial court's judgment.
Originating Judge:Bernie Weinman |
Shelby County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State of Tennessee v. Michael Eisom
W1999-00739-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Joseph H. Walker, III |
Lauderdale County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| Deshawn Mcclenton v. State of Tennessee
W2002-02745-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Originating Judge:Chris B. Craft |
Shelby County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Gene Logue
W1999-01795-CCA-R3-CD
Defendant was convicted of theft of property over $500.00, and sentenced to two (2) years as a Range I standard offender. Defendant now appeals as of right, and raises the following issues: the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction, the court erred in failing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal because the state failed to prove the value of the property stolen and the venue of the crime in Benton County, and the court erred in sentencing defendant to serve two (2) years and failing to consider alternative sentencing. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Cornelia A. Clark
Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn |
Benton County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Christopher Henderson
W1999-00958-CCA-R3-CD
Defendant appeals the trial court's denial of judicial diversion and full probation following his guilty plea to possession of cocaine under 0.5 grams with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. We affirm the judgment of the trial court pursuant to Rule 20, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
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Lauderdale County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| Charles Montague vs. State
E2000-00083-CCA-R3-PC
Charles Montague appeals the Washington County Criminal Court's summary dismissal of his pro se post-conviction petition challenging his conviction for first degree murder. The appellant's original and supplemental petitions with attached affidavit present a myriad of claims within the trial process. The post-conviction court dismissed all claims without a hearing, finding the original and supplemental petitions were not properly verified and that the petitions failed to assert a sufficient factual basis for relief. After review of the petition, we affirm the post-conviction court's dismissal of certain claims and vacate its dismissal as to others. The case is remanded to the post-conviction court for further review of the surviving claims.
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:Lynn W. Brown |
Washington County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Sammy Bonds
W2001-02859-CCA-R3-PC
Petitioner, Sammy S. Bonds, appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Petitioner's pro se petition alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reject Petitioner's argument and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:Roy B. Morgan, Jr. |
Madison County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State v. Dwanna L. Mason
M1999-02535-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant pled guilty in Davidson County Criminal Court to vehicular homicide by reckless conduct, a Class C felony, and four lesser charges against her were dismissed. Her guilty plea was submitted without any agreement of the parties as to length or manner of service of sentence. After a sentencing hearing at which the defendant testified, the trial court sentenced her to five years and six months in continuous confinement. The defendant appeals as of right this sentence. We conclude that the imposition of a sentence of five years and six months was appropriate. We affirm the sentence as to length but modify it to show a period of confinement equal to time already served with the remaining time to be served on probation.
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Frank G. Clement, Jr. |
Davidson County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Reginald Merriweather
W1999-02050-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant appeals his jury convictions of attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault, and especially aggravated robbery. He raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial judge erred in denying defendant's request for a mistrial based on a juror's response during voir dire; (2) whether the trial court erred in directing a witness to answer questions on cross-examination; (3) whether the evidence was sufficient to support his convictions; and (4) whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury as to certain lesser-included offenses. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Authoring Judge: Judge Cornelia A. Clark
Originating Judge:John Franklin Murchison |
Madison County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Michael Christopher Adams and Jerry Holt
E1999-00446-CCA-R3-CD
The defendants, Michael Christopher Adams and Jerry Holt, Jr., appeal their convictions by a Sullivan County jury. Adams was convicted of second degree murder and four counts of aggravated assault. He received a total sentence of forty-nine years. Holt was convicted of four counts of aggravated assault and received a total sentence of twenty years. Both defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court's imposition of consecutive sentencing. Adams also challenges the trial court's application of enhancement factors and failure to apply mitigating factors. We hold that the evidence is sufficient, but we hold that the trial court erred in sentencing. Adams's sentence is modified to reflect a total sentence of forty years, and Holt's sentence is modified to reflect a total sentence of twelve years.
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge:Richard R. Vance |
Sullivan County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State of Tennessee v. Daronopolis R. Sweatt
M1999-2522-CCA-R3-CD
Originating Judge:John H. Gasaway, III |
Montgomery County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Freddie Norment
W1999-01928-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant was convicted of aggravated assault for wounding a jail cell mate with a homemade knife. On appeal, the defendant raises the following issues: whether the jury's verdict was supported by the evidence; whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to examine a potential witness outside the jury's presence; and whether the trial court erred in failing to issue curative jury instructions after the allegedly improper testimony of a prosecution witness. Based upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Jon Kerry Blackwood |
Fayette County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State of Tennessee v. Shunna Demetria Hilliard
W1999-00483-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Cornelia A. Clark
Originating Judge:Julian P. Guinn |
Henry County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 | |
| State vs. Manolito Jemison
M1999-00752-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant was found guilty by a Davidson County jury of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter on one count of first degree premeditated murder and the lesser offense of reckless homicide on one count of felony murder. The counts were merged into one conviction for voluntary manslaughter, and the defendant was sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to six years in confinement. In this appeal as of right, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for voluntary manslaughter and the length of his sentence, arguing that the trial court erroneously applied one enhancement factor and failed to apply two mitigating factors. Based upon our review, we agree that an enhancement factor was improperly applied. However, since two other enhancement factors were properly applied, and the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Originating Judge:Steve R. Dozier |
Davidson County | Court of Criminal Appeals | 07/11/00 |