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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. VIDAL CHAD BRYANT

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 6, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Mary J. Newton, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Vidal Chad Bryant.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Caroline Weldon, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Sean D. Bright, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): DYER

The defendant, Vidal Chad Bryant, pled guilty to attempted possession with the intent to sell butyrylfentanyl, a Class C felony; possession with the intent to sell less than half a gram of methamphetamine, a Class C felony; and possession of a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony drug offense, a Class C felony, for an agreed-upon effective sentence of six years in the Tennessee Department of Correction (“TDOC”). On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to suspend the remainder of his sentence to probation. Following our review of the record, the parties’ briefs, and applicable law, we affirm the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion.

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