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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DEVIEST PATTON

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 3, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Gerald L. Melton, District Public Defender, and Brennan M. Foy and Billie I. Zimmermann, Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Deviest Patton.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Garrett D. Ward, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Jennings H. Jones, District Attorney General; and Sarah N. Davis, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Following a bench trial, Deviest Patton (“Appellant”) was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial court ordered Appellant to be diagnosed and evaluated pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 33-7-303(a)(1). Upon completion of the evaluation, the State filed a complaint for judicial commitment. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court ordered Appellant to be judicially committed. On appeal, Appellant asserts the trial court erred by ordering judicial hospitalization. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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