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Front Page - Friday, July 27, 2012

Tennessee Appellate Court Opinions




State of Tennessee v. Gary Allen Carlton.

Case Number: M2011-01152-CCA-R3-CD

Authoring Judge: Judge Jeffrey S. Bivins

Originating Judge: Judge J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

Date Filed: Monday, July 16, 2012

Gary Allen Carlton (“the Defendant”) was convicted after a bench trial of one count of impersonating a licenced professional and one count of violating the Home Improvement Contractors Licensing Act. After a hearing, the trial court sentenced the Defendant to an effective term of two years, with 120 days to be served and the remainder on probation. The Defendant has appealed, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and his sentence. Upon our thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey O. Short aka Jeffery O’Neal Short.

Case Number: E2011-01417-CCA-R3-CD

Authoring Judge: Judge Camille R. McMullen

Originating Judge: Judge Barry A. Steelman

Date Filed: Monday, July 16, 2012

The Defendant-Appellant, Jeffrey O. Short a.k.a. Jeffery O’Neal Short a.k.a. Jeffrey Oneal Short, pleaded guilty in the Hamilton County Criminal Court to two counts of burglary of a business, a Class D felony. The sole issue presented for our review is whether the trial court erred in ordering Short to serve the sentences consecutively. Upon review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.