STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICHARD HIGGS, JR. - Articles

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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 22, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Phyllis Aluko, District Public Defender; Constance J. Barnes (at trial) and Tony N. Brayton (on appeal), Assistant Public Defenders, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Richard Higgs, Jr.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy E. Wilber, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Steven J. Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Gavin A. Smith, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Richard Higgs, Jr., of rape of a child, sexual battery by an authority figure, and incest, and the trial court sentenced him to a total effective sentence of fifty years. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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