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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CARMEN NOE GARCIA GUOX

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 17, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Edwin Alan Groves, Jr., Assistant Solicitor General; Stacey B. Edmonson, District Attorney General; and Kelly A. Lawrence, Senior Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellant, State of Tennessee.

Attorneys 2: Venus Niner, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellee, Carmen Noe Garcia Guox.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

The State appeals from the judgment of the trial court sentencing Defendant, Carmen Noe Garcia Guox, to eleven months and twenty-nine days’ incarceration for patronizing prostitution from a law enforcement officer posing as a minor. On appeal, the State contends that the trial court erred by imposing a Class A misdemeanor sentence because Defendant’s conviction is a Class B felony offense. Defendant responds that he entered a best interest plea to a Class A misdemeanor and that the relevant statute does not authorize a Class B felony conviction or sentence. Upon a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the trial court, vacate Defendant’s plea, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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