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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RAYMOND MEFFORD

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 13, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Roger E. Nell, District Public Defender; Kendall Stivers Jones (on appeal) and Dan Dalrymple (at trial), Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Raymond Mefford.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Raymond J. Lepone, Assistant Attorney General; Robert J. Nash, District Attorney General; and Ann M. Kroeger, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, Raymond Mefford, was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault following a bench trial in the Robertson County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to serve four years in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of alternative sentencing, arguing that the trial court should have offered the elderly and homeless Defendant rehabilitative treatment in the form of housing assistance or work programs. Following our review, we affirm.

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