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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER SIMONDS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 27, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: M. Todd Ridley, Assistant Public Defender – Appellate Division, Franklin, Tennessee (on appeal); Ann Coria, District Public Defender; and Nancy Meyer, (at trial) Assistant Public Defender, Clinton, Tennessee for the appellant, Michael Christopher Simonds.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Garrett D. Ward, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Dave Clark, District Attorney General; and Anthony Craighead, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WILSON

An Anderson County jury convicted Defendant, Michael Christopher Simonds, of attempted aggravated rape. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of eleven years’ confinement. On appeal, Defendant contends that that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and that the State made improper comments in its closing argument. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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