UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. MARK ALAN DEAKINS - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 10, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Howard W. Anderson III, TRULUCK THOMASON LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Luke A. McLaurin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Howard W. Anderson III, TRULUCK THOMASON LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Luke A. McLaurin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Judge(s): THAPAR, BUSH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Between 1994 and 2018, Mark Deakins sexually abused three boys. In 2022, he was indicted on five counts relating to that abuse. He was subsequently convicted via bench trial on all charges and sentenced to life plus ten years’ imprisonment. No. 24-5223 United States v. Deakins Page 2 He appeals both the conviction and his sentence, raising a variety of challenges. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

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