STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARCUS LEVON SOMERVILLE - Articles

All Content


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 28, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Josie S. Holland (on appeal); and Timothy J. Francavilla (at trial court proceedings), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Marcus Levon Somerville.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Raymond J. Lepone and J. Katie Neff, Assistant Attorneys General; Frederick Hardy Agee, District Attorney General; and Marc P. Murdaugh, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, Marcus Levon Somerville, appeals from his convictions for two counts of aggravated assault, contending that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his requests for judicial diversion and alternative sentencing. Additionally, he notes that the record is devoid of any proof that he affirmatively entered a guilty plea. After review, we agree that the Defendant never pled guilty to these offenses, rendering his convictions void as a matter of law. Accordingly, the judgments of the trial court are reversed, the Defendant’s convictions are vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Attachments: