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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The defendant, Victor Wise, appeals his Shelby County Circuit Court jury convictions of two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of attempted aggravated robbery, and two counts of aggravated assault, challenging the exclusion of certain evidence, the sufficiency of the convicting evidence, and the propriety of the 44-year effective sentence. We affirm the defendant’s convictions but conclude that the trial court erred by imposing consecutive sentences. Accordingly, the defendant’s total effective sentence is modified to 12 years.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The Defendant, Frazier Lee Savage, was convicted by a Knox County Criminal Court jury of possession with intent to sell less than fifteen grams of heroin within 1,000 feet of a child care agency, a Class B felony; possession with intent to deliver less than fifteen grams of heroin within 1,000 feet of a child care agency, a Class B felony; possession with intent to sell alprazolam within 1,000 feet of a child care agency, a Class D felony; possession with intent to deliver alprazolam within 1,000 feet of a child care agency, a Class D felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The Petitioner, Wayford Demonbreun, Jr., appeals the Davidson County Criminal Court’s summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Rule 36.1 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that his convictions are illegal because the trial court failed to award pretrial jail credits, the date his sentences were imposed is in question, the trial judge’s name was not printed on the judgment forms, and the judgment forms were not stamped filed. We affirm the trial court’s denial of relief.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The Defendant, Christopher Caldwell, appeals the Sumner County Criminal Court’s order revoking his community corrections sentence for his convictions for burglary of a motor vehicle and felony theft and ordering him to serve the remainder of his effective twelve- year sentence in confinement. The Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by revoking his community corrections sentence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The Petitioner, Rachel Kay Bond, appeals the Lawrence County Circuit Court’s denial of post-conviction relief from her conviction of first degree murder. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that she was denied the effective assistance of counsel based on trial counsel’s failure to: 1) request a change of venue; 2) strike three potential jurors; 3) investigate the existence of text messages stored in the Petitioner’s cell phone; 4) adequately cross-examine a witness; and 5) challenge the Petitioner’s competency.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

Arnold Asbury, Defendant, claims that the trial court erred by denying his “Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea Prior to Sentencing” and, as a result, that he was denied a right to trial by jury.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

The petitioner, Cordricus Arnold, appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing the post-conviction court erred in finding he received the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Following our review, we affirm the denial of the petition.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 19, 2019

In May 1999, Rebecca and Jack Elrod (collectively “the Elrods”) purchased the property at issue for $35,000 after obtaining a loan of approximately $47,500. The remainder of the loan was used to improve the property. The original loan was made for a term of five years with a balloon payment due at the end of the term. The loan was refinanced when the balloon payment became due and again in 2007.

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 18, 2019

SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Michael Gresham is serving a 75-year sentence in a state prison in Marquette, Michigan. He filed this § 1983 action against several prison employees, alleging that they improperly forced him to take antipsychotic medication. At stake is not the truth of those allegations but whether Gresham must pay a filing fee before pursuing them. The district court concluded that he must pay. We agree and affirm.


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