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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHNNY GRAHAM

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 3, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Phyllis Aluko, Chief Public Defender, and Barry W. Kuhn, Assistant Public Defender (on appeal); and Mozella T. Ross, Assistant Public Defender (at hearing), Law Office of the Shelby County Public Defender, for the appellant, Johnny Graham.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan Dugan, Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Forrest M. Edwards, Melanie Headley, and Jose F. Leon, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

The Defendant, Johnny Graham, was convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to a term of nine years and placed him on probation. Thereafter, the Defendant was arrested for the unlawful possession of cocaine and multiple firearms. Following a hearing, the trial court fully revoked the Defendant’s suspended sentences and ordered him to serve the full term in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in fully revoking his suspended sentences. Upon our review, we respectfully disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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