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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOSHUA MCKINLEY HAMMONDS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 16, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Gene G. Scott, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the appellant, Joshua McKinley Hammonds.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Park Huff, Assistant Attorney General; Steve Finney, District Attorney General; and L. Scott Shults, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): DYER

A Washington County jury convicted the defendant, Joshua M. Hammonds, of first-degree murder in perpetration of a felony, theft of property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $60,000, and evading arrest with risk of death. After a sentencing hearing, the defendant received a sentence of life in confinement. On appeal, the defendant contends the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction for first-degree murder in perpetration of a felony. Upon our review of the record, the parties’ briefs, and the applicable law, we affirm the defendant’s conviction.

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