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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JAMES ANDREW PAIGE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 3, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Nathan S. Moore (on appeal) and Paul J. Walwyn (at trial), Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, James Andrew Paige.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin A. Ball, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Glenn R. Funk, District Attorney General; and Megan M. King and Patrick A. Newport, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Defendant, James Andrew Paige, appeals from his convictions for three counts of rape, for which he is serving an eleven-year sentence in confinement. On appeal, Defendant argues that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) admitting the victim’s hearsay statements; and (3) failing to inquire into defense counsel’s unintentional contact with a juror or declare a mistrial. Defendant also avers that the cumulative effect of these errors entitles him to relief. We affirm.

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