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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 19, 2015

The plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against the defendant in General Sessions Court for problems related to the remodel of her residence. Thereafter, the plaintiff filed a motion to “withdraw” her complaint. The General Sessions Court granted the motion and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Approximately one year after the dismissal, the plaintiff filed a motion to set aside the judgment. The General Sessions Court denied the motion. The plaintiff appealed to the Circuit Court. The Circuit Court dismissed the appeal. The plaintiff appeals.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 19, 2015

This appeal arises from an action to quiet title to property that was acquired by Plaintiff at a tax sale in 2008. The former owner of the property opposed the petition contending he did not receive proper notice of the tax sale and, therefore, the sale was void. Following discovery, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment contending there were no material facts in dispute and it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The trial court granted the motion and entered judgment quieting title in favor of Plaintiff.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

The Defendant, Tiffany Marie Webb, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted aggravated child abuse and three counts of attempted aggravated child endangerment, which, the trial court merged by agreement into one count of attempted aggravated child abuse. The Defendant agreed to a sentence of nine years, with the trial court to determine the manner of service of the sentence. After a hearing, the trial court ordered the Defendant to serve her sentence in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it denied her request for an alternative sentence.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

Defendant, Kyle Roger Stewart, appeals from the trial court’s revocation of probation. On March 21, 2012, Defendant pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated burglary. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Defendant received concurrent sentences of four years with 180 days to be served in confinement and the balance to be suspended on probation. Defendant also agreed to pay $17,875.00 in restitution to the victims.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

Appellant, Roy Lee Sewell, pleaded guilty to the sale of dihydrocodeinone and the sale of alprazolam. Appellant was placed on probation as a result of his plea agreement, and after appellant?s conviction on new charges, the trial court revoked his probation. On appeal, appellant argues that his probation had expired prior to this revocation due to an illegal extension of his probation a year earlier. After reviewing the record, the arguments, and the relevant law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

The defendant, Otis Quirino Loyola, Sr., appeals his Montgomery County Circuit Court convictions of aggravated child neglect and aggravated child abuse which resulted in an effective 20-year sentence to confinement. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence of aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the circuit court.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

The appellant, David Wayne Hearing, filed in the Greene County Criminal Court a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1. The motion was summarily denied, and the appellant appeals the ruling. Based upon the oral arguments, the record, and the parties? briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 18, 2015

Defendant, Michael Crockett, was indicted by the Rutherford County Grand Jury for third offense driving on a suspended license, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and theft over $500. Defendant filed a pre-trial motion to suppress evidence obtained from the traffic stop and subsequent search of his vehicle.


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