STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JEROME COLE, JR. - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 4, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jonathan Harwell (on appeal) and Heather Bosau (at trial), Assistant Public Defenders, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jerome Cole, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Richard D. Douglas, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Joe Welker, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): CAMPBELL

The Defendant, Jerome Cole, Jr., pled guilty in the Knox County Criminal Court to possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a violent felony and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Pursuant to the plea agreement, he received concurrent eight-year sentences with the trial court to determine the manner of service. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered that he serve the sentences in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant claims that the trial court erred by denying his request for alternative sentencing. Based on our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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