STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JEFFREY PETE FAUTT AND ROBIN LEANNE OSBORNE - Articles

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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JEFFREY PETE FAUTT AND ROBIN LEANNE OSBORNE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 28, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Ronald G. Freemon, Columbia, Tennessee, for the appellants, Jeffrey Pete Fautt and Robin Leanne Osborne.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Johnny Cerisano, Assistant Attorney General; Brent Cooper, District Attorney General; and Pam Anderson, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendants, Jeffrey Pete Fautt and Robin Leanne Osborne, appeal their convictions for selling one-half gram or more of methamphetamine. They argue the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdicts because officers’ testimony was inconsistent, unreliable, and uncorroborated. Specifically, they assert that the controlled purchases were not captured by audio and video recordings, the searches of the confidential informant’s vehicle were not recorded, and officers did not deploy a canine unit during the searches of the informant’s vehicle. The Defendants additionally contend that Defendant Osborne’s testimony should have been accredited over the confidential informant’s testimony. The State avers that the testimony, video evidence, and laboratory results introduced at trial were sufficient to support the jury’s verdicts. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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