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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DEMETRUICE BENNETT

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 14, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Joshua Hedrick, for the appellant, Demetruice Bennett.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Katherine C. Redding, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; G. Lawrence Dillon, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

In 2023, a Knox County jury convicted the Defendant, Demetruice Bennett, of assault, several offenses involving the possession of a weapon and evading arrest. The trial court sentenced the Defendant, a Range II offender, to a total effective sentence of twenty years, to be served at 100%. On appeal, the Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred when it admitted a video showing that he possessed a firearm on a day different from the day upon which the indicted offenses occurred; (2) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the admissibility of the video; and (3) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions related to his possession of a firearm. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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