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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. J.P. BURROW, JR.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 19, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Phyllis Aluko, District Public Defender; and Tony N. Brayton (on appeal), Charles Brent Walker, and Megan Moceri (at trial), Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, J.P. Burrow, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; William C. Lundy, Assistant Attorney General; Steve Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Dru Carpenter and Nicole Germain, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, J.P. Burrow, Jr., appeals his convictions for two counts of rape of a child, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of sexual battery by an authority figure. Specifically, the Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions because the proof consisted solely of the victims’ testimony with “no other corroborating evidence.” Additionally, as to his conviction for sexual battery by an authority figure, he argues that the evidence failed to show that he qualified as an authority figure, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-527, at the time the offense took place. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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