State of Tennessee v. Bobby Daniel Pettie
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Judge Tom Greenholtz
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal appeal to Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
Related Laws
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Outcome
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to declare his six-year sentence illegal, finding that the defendant waived the jury's determination of whether he had a qualifying prior felony conviction.
Excerpt
A Bedford County jury found the Defendant, Bobby Daniel Pettie, guilty of possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of a dangerous felony, among other offenses. The court then imposed a six-year sentence for this conviction after implicitly finding that the Defendant had a qualifying prior felony conviction. Thereafter, the Defendant sought to have his sentence declared illegal pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, arguing that the jury did not find that he had a qualifying prior felony conviction. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the Defendant waived the jury's determination of the issue. The Defendant appealed to this court. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgment of the trial court.
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