STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JEREMY LYNN THORNTON - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Jan 15, 2021

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Samantha L. Simpson, Assistant Attorney General; Matthew F. Stowe, District Attorney General; and Michelle Morris- Deloach, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellant, State of Tennessee.

Attorneys 2: Kendall F. Stivers, Assistant Public Defender, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference, Franklin, Tennessee (on appeal) and Paul D. Hessing, Assistant District Public Defender, Camden, Tennessee (at trial), for the appellee, Jeremy Lynn Thornton.

Judge(s): DYER

The State appeals the trial court’s imposition of a community corrections sentence, arguing the defendant did not qualify for alternative sentencing. Upon our review of the record and the applicable law, we find the trial court erred in not considering all the applicable factors. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the trial court and remand the matter for a new sentencing hearing consistent with this opinion.

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