STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL WAYNE NORTON - Articles

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Posted by: David Lazar on Jul 17, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Jackson M. Fenner (on appeal), and Mark C. Hazlewood (at trial), Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Michael Wayne Norton.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Joshua R. Gilbert, Assistant Attorney General (acting pro hac vice) Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Jeannine Guzolek and Sean Roberts, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Knox County jury convicted the Defendant, Michael Wayne Norton, of aggravated kidnapping, rape, aggravated assault, and domestic assault, and the trial court sentenced him to twenty years. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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