STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOSEPH GEORGE SCHENCK - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 2, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Barbara Penland-LaFevers, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the petitioner, Joseph George Schenck.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy E. Wilbur, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Jennings H. Jones, District Attorney General; and Allyson S. Abbott, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MCMULLEN

The Petitioner, Joseph George Schenck, appeals the trial court’s summary denial and dismissal of his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, arguing that his sentence is illegal because he did not sign the circuit court judgment forms and it was neither explained to him nor announced on the record that he was required to serve 75% of his sentence before he was eligible for work release, furlough, trusty status, or rehabilitative programs. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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