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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BRYANT DONALDSON, JR.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Mar 19, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Daniel J. Turklay, Lebanon, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bryant Donaldson, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan Dugan, Assistant Attorney General; Jason Lawson, District Attorney General; and Thomas Harwell Swink, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): AYERS

Defendant, Bryant Donaldson, Jr, pled guilty to one count of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and six counts of aggravated statutory rape, with the trial court to determine the manner and length of sentence. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed an effective twenty-three-year sentence. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting his psychosexual evaluation and a victim impact statement at sentencing and that the trial court misapplied enhancement factors. Upon our review of the entire record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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