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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. LOUIS WAYNE FRAZIER

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 8, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Brennan M. Wingerter, Assistant Public Defender - Appellate Director, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference (on appeal); Travis B. Jones, District Public Defender; and Teresa Brewer Campbell, Assistant District Public Defender (at sentencing hearing), for the appellant, Louis Wayne Frazier.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Garrett D. Ward, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Caroline Weldon, Assistant Attorney General; Brent A. Cooper, District Attorney General; and Hunter C. Knight, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

The Defendant, Louis Wayne Frazier, pled guilty to the attempted sexual battery of his granddaughter. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed a sentence of six years and ordered that the sentence be served in custody. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the maximum sentence and denying his request for an alternative sentence. Upon our review, we affirm the trial court’s decision to impose a six-year sentence. However, we respectfully remand the case to the trial court for a new hearing regarding the denial of an alternative sentence.

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