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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TONY BRASFIELD

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 22, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: William W. Gill (on appeal), Assistant Public Defender, Appellate Division, Franklin, Tennessee, and Parker O. Dixon (at trial), Assistant Public Defender, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Tony Brasfield.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; G. Kirby May, Assistant Attorney General; Jody S. Pickens, District Attorney General; and Michelle G. Pugh, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): CAMPBELL

The Defendant, Tony Brasfield, was convicted by a Madison County Circuit Court jury of violating the rules of community supervision for life, a Class A misdemeanor; and violating the sexual offender registry for failing to register or report in person within 48 hours of establishing or changing a primary or secondary residence, a Class E felony. On appeal, the Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for his felony conviction of violating the sexual offender registry, arguing that a plain reading of the statute shows that the State failed to prove the essential elements of the offense. We agree with the Defendant. Accordingly, the Defendant’s misdemeanor conviction for violating community supervision is affirmed, but we reverse and vacate his felony conviction for violating the sexual offender registry.

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