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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICKY LEE ALLEN, JR.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 27, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: C. Mark Donahoe (at trial and on appeal) and Drew Farmer (on appeal), Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ricky Lee Allen, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Jody S. Pickens, District Attorney General; and Allison P. Martin, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Defendant, Ricky Lee Allen, Jr., was convicted by a jury of driving under the influence (“DUI”). Defendant claims that the trial court erred by failing to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of his traffic stop, which he argues was unreasonably long, and that the trial court erred by finding that defense counsel “opened the door” to evidence that Defendant refused consent to have a blood sample taken. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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