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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BRANDI MICHELLI ADAMS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 8, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Brandi Michelle Adams, Nashville, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; William C. Lundy, Assistant Attorney General; Jared R. Effler, District Attorney General; and Danielle Montooth and Philip A. Kazee, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

The Defendant, Brandi Michelle Adams,1 pled guilty to the offense of second degree murder as a Range II, multiple offender and received a sentence of forty years. She later filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, arguing that she was a Range I, standard offender and did not agree to be sentenced in an enhanced range. Following a hearing, the trial court denied the motion, and the Defendant appealed, asserting three issues: (1) that she could not legally be sentenced as a Range II, multiple offender; (2) that her plea was involuntary; and (3) that the trial court exhibited bias in denying her Rule 36.1 motion. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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