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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ISAIAH JAMAL SIMMONS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 18, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Brandy L. Spurgin-Floyd (at plea and on appeal), Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Isaiah Jamal Simmons.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Katherine Orr, Assistant Attorney General; Coty G. Wamp, District Attorney General; and AnCharlene Davis and Bryan Starnes, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Defendant, Isaiah Jamal Simmons, appeals from his guilty-pleaded convictions in the Hamilton County Criminal Court for one count of attempted second degree murder, a Class B felony, aggravated stalking, a Class E felony, two counts of assault, a Class A misdemeanor, and two counts of harassment, a Class A misdemeanor. See T.C.A. §§ 39- 13-210 (2018) (second degree murder); 39-12-101 (2018) (criminal attempt); 39-17-315 (2018) (subsequently amended) (aggravated stalking); 39-13-101 (2018) (assault); 39-17- 308 (2018) (harassment). The trial court ordered the Defendant to serve his agreed-upon, ten-year sentence in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion by denying alternative sentencing and by failing to allow the defense to present argument at sentencing. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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