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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CHARLES RANDOLPH CARTER

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 6, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Mary J. Newton, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Charles Randolph Carter.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Elizabeth Helen Evan, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Sean Roberts, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, Charles Randolph Carter, appeals the trial court’s revocation of his probationary sentence stemming from his guilty-pled convictions for attempted aggravated assault and aggravated cruelty to animals. While on probation, the Defendant absconded from supervision and committed new misdemeanor offenses, among other violations. Following several revocation hearings, the trial court revoked the Defendant’s three-year and eight-month probationary sentence and ordered him to serve the balance in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion (1) by determining that he violated his probation based upon disciplinary infractions committed while in custody on this sentence and (2) by fully revoking his probation given his contrition and need for additional drug treatment. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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