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Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

John Daniel Simmons (“the Defendant”) was indicted with two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure after he was alleged to have engaged in illegal sexual touching of K.L.1 Following a jury trial, the Defendant was convicted as charged.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

Petitioner, Antonio Lamont Scales, was convicted in Davidson County Criminal Court for the offenses of attempted second degree murder of one victim and reckless aggravated assault of another victim. His co-defendant at trial was convicted of the same offenses. On appeal, Petitioner challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the convictions, the trial court?s failure to provide the “missing witness” instruction to the jury, and the sentences imposed by the trial court. The convictions were affirmed, but the sentences were vacated and the case was remanded for resentencing.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

The defendant, Kenneth Leigh McPeak, appeals the revocation of the probationary sentence imposed for his Rutherford County Circuit Court convictions of attempted rape. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

Petitioner, Khalfani Marion, was convicted of four counts of aggravated robbery, a Class B felony, and one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, a Class A felony. After merger of the four counts of aggravated robbery into two counts of aggravated robbery, the trial court imposed consecutive sentences of twenty years for the especially aggravated kidnapping conviction and nine years for each aggravated robbery conviction. Following petitioner?s unsuccessful direct appeal, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

A Davidson County jury found the Petitioner, James Arthur Johnson, guilty of two counts of first degree felony murder and one count of aggravated robbery. The trial court sentenced the Petitioner to a total effective sentence of life plus eleven years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, this Court affirmed the Petitioner?s convictions and sentence. State v. James Arthur Johnson, No. M2009-01147-CCA-R3- CD, 2010 WL 3323796, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App., at Nashville, Aug. 24, 2010), perm. app. denied (Tenn. August 24, 2010).

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

Appellant, Derron Guy, pleaded guilty to two counts of carjacking, one count of aggravated robbery, two counts of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, one count of attempted carjacking, and one count of possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the attempt to commit a felony. Pursuant to the terms of his guilty plea, he received an effective sentence of 22.2 years in confinement.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 20, 2015

Defendant, Randall T. Beaty, was indicted for first degree felony murder and aggravated child abuse. After a jury trial, he was convicted of reckless homicide and aggravated assault, which were charged to the jury as lesser-included offenses. He received consecutive sentences of four years for reckless homicide and six years for aggravated assault, for an effective ten-year sentence to be served in the Department of Correction.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 19, 2015

The Petitioner, Rodney Patterson, appeals as of right from the Davidson County Criminal Court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. The Petitioner contends that he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel because (1) trial counsel failed to inform him that his conviction for vandalism of property valued at more than $500 but less than $1,000 was a felony rather than a misdemeanor; and (2) trial counsel failed to inform him that his sentence was to be served consecutively to his sentence for another offense.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 19, 2015

The Defendant, Kendra Mahan, appeals as of right from the White County Criminal Court’s revocation of her six-year probationary sentence and order of total incarceration relative to her guilty-pleaded convictions for attempted introduction of contraband into a penal institution, aggravated burglary, and theft of property valued over $500.00 but less than $1,000.00. The Defendant contends that she was not afforded due process because the trial court failed to make sufficient findings of fact.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Nov 19, 2015

Petitioner, James Anthony Burgess, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis. Because Petitioner has not identified any newly discovered evidence, we affirm the decision of the coram nobis court.


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