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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KENNETH RAY SMOTHERMAN, II

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 14, 2026

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Michael J. Flanagan, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kenneth Ray Smotherman, II.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; George Kirby May, Assistant Attorney General; Neil L. Thompson, District Attorney General; Anthony L. Clark, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

In 2023, a Benton County jury convicted the Defendant, Kenneth Ray Smotherman, II, of the sale of .5 grams or more of methamphetamine. The trial court sentenced the Defendant as a career offender to thirty years of confinement, to be served at 60%. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred when it did not instruct the jury on facilitation or casual exchange as lesser- included offenses. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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