Tennessee Supreme Court· 11/16/2015

State v. Berry

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503 S.W.3d 360
2015 Tenn. LEXIS 925

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stating that “the best practice is for the trial court to impose a sentence on each count and reflect the sentence on the respective uniform judgment document”
noting that because the State had raised no issue related to the trial court’s merger of the defendant’s aggravated assault and attempted second degree murder convictions, “we express no opinion regarding the substantive propriety of the merger”
“Merger . . . is required when a jury returns guilty verdicts on two counts that represent alternative theories of the same offense.”
“For charges resulting in a not guilty verdict or a dismissal, the trial court should ‘enter judgment accordingly’ as to the respective count.”
order for publication summarily granting the application of the defendant under Rule 11 - 23 - of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure and reversing a portion of the judgment of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
“When the jury returns guilty verdicts on multiple offenses that eventually will be merged, the best practice is for the trial court to impose a sentence on each count and reflect the sentence on the respective uniform judgment document.”

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