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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. SHIRA JEAN STAFFORD

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jun 26, 2014

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Thomas H. Bilbrey, Layfayette, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Shira Jean Stafford.

Attorneys 2:

Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Tracy L. Alcock, Assistant Attorney General; Tom P. Thompson, District Attorney General; Edwin Sadler, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): SMITH

Appellant, Shira Jean Stafford, was indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury for preventing or obstructing a law enforcement officer from effecting a stop, frisk, halt, or arrest in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-16-602. She was convicted by a jury and sentenced to six months, to be served on probation. After the denial of a motion for new trial, she appealed. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence; the trial court’s decision to allow evidence regarding a civil case during the criminal trial; and the trial court’s failure to issue a curative instruction to the jury. After a review of the record and applicable authorities, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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