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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICHARD CALDWELL

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 22, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jessica F. Butler (on appeal), Assistant Public Defender—Appellate Division; Gerald Melton, District Public Defender; and Billie I. Zimmermann and Katie Ladefoged (at trial), Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Richard Caldwell.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Brooke A. Huppenthal, Assistant Attorney General; Jennings H. Jones, District Attorney General; and Sarah N. Davis and Jerry Blythe, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Following a trial, a jury found Defendant, Richard Caldwell, guilty of felony evading arrest, reckless driving, and driving on a revoked or suspended license, for which Defendant received an effective two-year sentence. On appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a jury instruction regarding the State’s duty to preserve evidence. After a thorough review of the record and applicable case law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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