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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. WILLIAM C. SUTTON

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 22, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jackson Fenner, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, William C. Suton.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Johnny Cerisano, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Jeannine Guzolek and Marissa Price, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MCMULLEN

The Defendant, William C. Sutton, received and signed a written trespass notice from Walmart informing him that he was banned from entering its retail locations for life. Less than a year later, the Defendant entered one of Walmart's retail locations and left without paying for clothing items he concealed in a plastic bag. Before trial, the Defendant made an oral motion ni limine ot exclude the trespass notice as inadmissible hearsay, which the trial court denied. The jury subsequently convicted the Defendant of burglary, for which he received a twelve-year sentence of imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion in limine and that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. After review, we affirm.

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