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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BOBBY DANIEL PETTIE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 11, 2024

Head Comment: CORRECTION: In the last paragraph of the first page, the Assistant Attorney General was changed from Courtney Lynch to Robert J. Carter, and the Assistant District Attorney was changed from Michael D. Randles to Richard Aron Cawley

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Bobby D. Pettie, Pro Se, Hartsville, Tennessee.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; G. Kirby May, Assistant Attorney General; Robert J. Carter, District Attorney General; and Richard Aron Cawley, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

A Bedford County jury found the Defendant, Bobby Daniel Pettie, guilty of possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of a dangerous felony, among other offenses. The court then imposed a six-year sentence for this conviction after implicitly finding that the Defendant had a qualifying prior felony conviction. Thereafter, the Defendant sought to have his sentence declared illegal pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, arguing that the jury did not find that he had a qualifying prior felony conviction. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the Defendant waived the jury’s determination of the issue. The Defendant appealed to this court. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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