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· 5/15/2024

State of Tennessee v. Christopher Joe Whaley

Syllabus

A Sevier County jury found the defendant, Christopher Joe Whaley, guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a seatbelt violation for which he received an effective sentence of sixteen years in confinement. On appeal, the defendant contends the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction the trial court erred in sentencing and the judgments entered were incorrect and failed to properly award the defendant his pretrial jail credit. Upon our review of the record, the parties' briefs, and oral arguments, we affirm the defendant's convictions and sentences, but remand for the determination by the trial court as to whether the defendant is entitled to pretrial jail credit and for entry of corrected judgments in Counts 2 and 4.

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