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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. WILLIAM COUCH

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 29, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Andrew J. Gibbons, District Public Defender; and Randall D. Fleming, Assistant District Public Defender, for the appellant, William Couch.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; G. Kirby May, Assistant Attorney General; Barry P. Staubus, District Attorney General; and Matthew Darby, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

The Defendant, William Couch, pled guilty to two counts of theft of property. The trial court imposed an effective ten-year sentence and placed the Defendant on supervised probation. While on probation, the Defendant absconded from supervision and committed new misdemeanor offenses. Following a revocation hearing, the trial court revoked his suspended sentences and ordered him to serve the balance of those sentences in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by declining to impose a lesser sanction, such as reinstatement to probation or split confinement. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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