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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JONNELLA RISHARRA HAMBRICK

Posted by: Karen Belcher on May 27, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Daniel J. Murphy (on appeal) and Sean McKinney (at sentencing), Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jonnella Risharra Hambrick; and Jonnella Risharra Hambrick, Pro Se, (at trial).

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy E. Wilber, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Glenn Funk, District Attorney General; and Stiles Ashby, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Defendant, Jonnella Risharra Hambrick, was convicted by a Davidson County Criminal Court jury of attempted second degree murder, employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and two counts of aggravated assault and received an effective twenty-year sentence. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred by denying her the right to counsel at the trial and by imposing a sentence without her being present. Because we agree that the Defendant was denied her right to counsel and that she had a constitutional right to be present for sentencing, we reverse the judgments of the trial court and remand for a new trial.

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