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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DARRELL E. NANCE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 31, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Darrell E. Nance, Clifton, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Richard D. Douglas, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Dan E. Armstrong, District Attorney General; and Kimberly L. Morrison, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The pro se Defendant, Darrell E. Nance,1 appeals from the trial court’s summary dismissal of his Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1 motion to correct an illegal sentence. Specifically, the Defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in concluding that his sentence of life imprisonment was legal, (2) the State’s motion to dismiss his motion was untimely, and (3) the trial court erred in declining to appoint counsel and hold a hearing on his motion. Because we conclude that the Defendant’s notice of appeal was untimely filed and that the interest of justice does not require waiver of the timely filing requirement, we dismiss the appeal.

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