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State v. Allen

Citations

  • 259 S.W.3d 671
  • 2008 Tenn. LEXIS 419
  • 2008 WL 2497001

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that Blakely does not require a jury to determine the manner in which a defendant serves multiple sentences
  • holding that a defendant “is entitled to concurrent sentences on multiple convictions unless the trial court makes specific factual findings by a preponderance of the evidence after conviction, or consecutive sentences are required by statute or a rule of criminal procedure.”
  • ruling Sixth Amendment challenges inapt to Tennessee’s consecutive sentencing statute
  • ruling Sixth Amendment Blakely challenges inapplicable to consecutive sentencing
  • ruling Sixth Amendment Blakely challenges inapplicable to consecutive sentencing
  • ruling Sixth Amendment Blakely challenges inapplicable to consecutive sentencing

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Judges: Justice Cornelia A. Clark

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