STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARCUS DEJUAN PERKINS - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jessica F. Butler, Assistant Public Defender – Appellate Division, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference (on appeal); Travis Jones, District Public Defender; and Amanda L. Dunavant, Assistant District Public Defender (at sentencing), for the appellant, Marcus Dejuan Perkins.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Elizabeth Evan, Assistant Attorney General; Brent Cooper, District Attorney General; and Jonathan W. Davis, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

A Maury County jury convicted the Defendant, Marcus Dejuan Perkins, of rape, and the trial court sentenced him to nine years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by misapplying an enhancement factor and denying an alternative sentence to incarceration. Upon our review, we respectfully disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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