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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL ANTHONY HUERTA

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 22, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Rick A. Owens (on appeal), Maryville, Tennessee; and T. Scott Jones (at trial), Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Michael Anthony Huerta.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Courtney N. Orr, Deputy Attorney General; Ryan Desmond, District Attorney General; and Tyler B. Parks, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Defendant, Michael Anthony Huerta, was indicted for three counts of first degree murder and pleaded guilty to one count of second degree murder. Defendant agreed to be sentenced as a Range II offender with the length of the sentence to be determined at a sentencing hearing. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced Defendant to serve thirty-eight years at 100 percent release eligibility. On appeal, Defendant challenges his sentence as excessive and argues that his guilty plea was involuntary and unknowing. Because Defendant’s notice of appeal was untimely filed, we dismiss the appeal.

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