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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GERRY STITTS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 7, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jerri Green, District Public Defender; Phyllis Aluko, Of Counsel; and Barry W. Kuhn (on appeal) and Charles Brent Walker (at trial), Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Gerry Stitts.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Park A. Huff, Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Venecia M. Patterson and Nicole C. Germain, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Defendant, Gerry Stitts, appeals from his jury convictions for rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery, for which he is serving an effective sentence of thirty-five years. On appeal, he argues that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions and that the trial court erred by denying his motion for new trial based upon newly discovered evidence. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm.

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