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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BILLY J. COFFELT

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 5, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Billy J. Coffelt, Tiptonville, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Garrett D. Ward, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Glenn R. Funk, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Defendant, Billy J. Coffelt, was convicted in March 2000 by a Davidson County jury of felony escape, two counts of aggravated assault, and three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, for which he is serving an effective ninety-year sentence. The Defendant filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, alleging that the trial court failed to consider mitigating evidence and that his consecutive sentencing was not consistent with other similarly situated defendants. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the court erred in summarily denying relief. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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