STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CRAIG RICKARD - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 14, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Craig Rickard, Hartsville, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin L. Barker, Assistant Attorney General; W. Ray Crouch, Jr., District Attorney General; and Margaret Sagi, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

Six years after his convictions for rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery, the Petitioner, Craig Rickard, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the trial court. In that petition, he asserted that the two convictions should have merged under principles of double jeopardy. The trial court summarily denied relief, and the Petitioner appealed. Upon review, we conclude that the Petitioner does not have an appeal as of right from the trial court’s denial of the petition. Accordingly, we respectfully dismiss the appeal.

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