Tennessee Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Tennessee or Court of Appeals of Tennessee where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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State v. Bennett - 12/31/1998
On August 27, 1996, a Lawrence County jury convicted the defendant, Roger Dale Bennett, of second degree murder, a Class A felony. The trial court sentenced him to serve twenty-five years as a Range I, standard offender in the...
State v. Luke - 12/29/1998
The defendant, Charles B. Luke, was convicted pursuant to his plea of nolo contendere in the Putnam County Criminal Court of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (D.U.I.), a Class A misdemeanor. The trial court sentenced the...
State v. Williford - 12/21/1998
The defendant was convicted by a jury of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, driving under the influence, driving on a revoked license, and leaving the scene of an accident. Following a sentencing hearing, the defendant...
State v. Stone - 12/11/1998
The appellant, John Willie Stone, referred herein as the defendant, appeals as of right from a judgment entered by the Bedford County Criminal Court as a result of a jury finding him guilty of aggravated burglary and theft of...
State v. Lawrence - 12/11/1998
The Defendant, Johnny Lawrence, pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(b), appeals as of right his convictions for driving under the influence of an intoxicant-second offense and reckless driving. The sole issue for...
State v. Graham - 12/10/1998
Defendant was convicted by a Shelby County jury of driving under the influence of an intoxicant in violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-401. The trial court fined him $600 and sentenced him to serve 45 days, all but 48 hours...
State v. Washington - 12/10/1998
The Defendant, George Washington, pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(b), appeals as of right his conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. The sole issue we review on appeal is whether the evidence...
State v. Keen - 12/8/1998
Michael T. Keen, the Defendant, appeals as of right following his sentencing hearing in the Summner County Criminal Court. Defendant was indicted for vehicular homicide and DUI, second offense. In an agreement with the State,...
Tennessean v. Electric Power Board of Nashville - 11/16/1998
COURT OF APPEALS REVERSED; REMANDED TO TRIAL COURT
We granted this appeal to address two questions of first impression under the Tennessee Public Records Act: first, whether a government agency should be required to disclose...
State v. Troutman - 11/9/1998
FOR PUBLICATION
Washington County Hon. Arden L. Hill, Judge
AFFIRMED
While this case has ultimately been decided on a waiver issue, we granted this appeal to take the opportunity to address two very important issues...
State v. McCormick - 6/29/1998
DAVIDSON COUNTY
HONORABLE SETH NORMAN
(SENTENCING)
OPINION FILED:
REVERSED AND REMANDED
L. T. LAFFERTY, SPECIAL JUDGE
The defendant, David McCormick, pled guilty to aggravated assault. The trial...
State v. Clements - 6/26/1998
FAYETTE COUNTY
NO. 4483
ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon the state's motion to dismiss. The appellant did not file a response. Based upon our review of the entire record before the Court, we affirm the...
State v. Tanner - 6/26/1998
SULLIVAN COUNTY
HON. R. JERRY BECK, JUDGE
(Sentencing)
AFFIRMED
The defendant, James Thomas Tanner, III, pled guilty in the Sullivan County Criminal Court to one (1) count of vehicular homicide, a Class C...
State v. Baker - 6/26/1998
McNAIRY COUNTY
HON. JON KERRY BLACKWOOD, JUDGE
(DUI, 3d Offense)
AFFIRMED
JERRY L. SMITH, JUDGE
The defendant, Lilly Fran Baker, appeals a jury conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant,...
State v. Flanigan - 6/26/1998
SULLIVAN COUNTY
HON. PHYLLIS H. MILLER, JUDGE
(Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault)
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Lula J. Flanigan, was convicted by a Sullivan County jury of one (1) count of aggravated...
State v. Kestner - 6/26/1998
WASHINGTON COUNTY
HON. ARDEN L. HILL, JUDGE
(DUI)
AFFIRMED
Defendant, Jackie W. Kestner, was convicted by a Washington County jury of driving under the influence, second offense. Although the defendant lists...
State v. McNeese - 6/18/1998
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
GREENE COUNTY
HON. BEN K. WEXLER, JUDGE
(Driving While Under the Influence)
The Greene County grand jury indicted the defendant on one count of driving while under the influence....
State v. Houston - 6/18/1998
GREENE COUNTY
HON. JAMES E. BECKNER,
(Driving While Under the Influence and Failure to Yield)
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant was convicted of driving while under the influence, second offense, and...
- 6/15/1998
RHEA COUNTY HON. J. CURTIS SMITH, JUDGE (First Degree Murder)
OPINION FILED: ___________________
AFFIRMED
The appellant, Calvin Lee Sneed, appeals as of right from his conviction of first degree murder in the Rhea...
State v. Bryant - 6/12/1998
DAVIDSON COUNTY HON. CHERYL BLACKBURN
(Aggravated Rape)
ON APPEAL FROM THE JUDGMENT OF THE CRIMINAL COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The Defendant, Joseph Lee Bernell Bryant, appeals as of...
State v. Sutton - 6/12/1998
DAVIDSON COUNTY
HON. J. RANDALL WYATT, JUDGE
(AGGRAVATED BURGLARY)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The Defendant, Jack Kevin Sutton, appeals as of right the sentences imposed by the Davidson County Criminal Court....
State v. Stogdill - 6/12/1998
Claiborne County
Honorable Lee Asbury, Judge
(Rape of a child and incest)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Terry Franklin Stogdill, appeals as of right from his convictions by a jury in the Claiborne...
State v. Nuchols - 6/11/1998
BLOUNT COUNTY
HON. D. KELLY THOMAS, JR., JUDGE
(DUI, Revoked License)
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Fred Nuchols, appeals his Blount County jury convictions for driving under the influence of an...
State v. Eadie - 6/8/1998
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
(Nos. 31454, 35313, 37414 Below)
The Hon. John H. Gasaway
(Revocation of Community Corrections)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED PURSUANT TO RULE 20
The appellant, Anna M. Eadie, appeals as...
State v. Jordan - 6/8/1998
Giles County
Hon. William B. Cain, Judge
(Attempted Robbery, DUI)
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, William Ronald Jordan, appeals following his convictions of attempted robbery and driving under the...
State v. Hester - 6/4/1998
HAMILTON COUNTY
Hon. Stephen M. Bevil, Judge
(Second Degree Murder--Two Counts;Attempted
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART
The defendant, Harvey Phillip Hester, was convicted of two counts of...
State v. Young - 6/2/1998
Rutherford County
Honorable J. S. Daniel, Judge
(Felony murder)
OPINION FILED:
REVERSED AND REMANDED
GARY R. WADE, JUDGE
The defendant, James Clayton Young, was convicted of felony murder, a Class A...
State v. Gann - 5/28/1998
Coffee County
Hon. Gerald L. Ewell, Sr., Judge
(DUI - 2d, Evading Arrest)
AFFIRMED
OPINION FILED:
The defendant, Virginia Ailene Gann, appeals her convictions of second offense driving under the influence...
State v. Henderson - 5/27/1998
SHELBY COUNTY Hon. Carolyn Wade Blackett, Judge
(Premeditated First Degree Murder)
OPINION FILED
REVERSED AND REMANDED
The appellant, Quincy L. Henderson, was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment following...
State v. Clark - 5/27/1998
HARDEMAN COUNTY Hon. JON KERRY BLACKWOOD, Judge
(Reckless Homicide, Assault, Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
The appellant, Dean Benjamin Clark II, was indicted by a Hardeman...
State v. Cox - 5/27/1998
Robertson County Honorable Robert W. Wedemeyer, Judge
(DUI, Habitual Motor Vehicle Offender)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED, AS MODIFIED
The defendant, Clifford E. Cox, was convicted in a jury trial in the Robertson...
State v. Hailey - 5/27/1998
SHELBY COUNTY Honorable Carolyn Wade Blackett, Judge
(Vandalism; Attempted Burglary; Theft)
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
The defendant, Rickey Hailey, pled guilty to vandalism under $500, attempted...
State v. Graham - 5/8/1998
ANDERSON COUNTY
Hon. James B. Scott, Jr., Judge (Voluntary manslaughter)
REVERSED AND REMANDED
Indicted for first degree murder, the defendant, Willie D. Graham, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of...
State v. Thompson - 5/7/1998
(DUI, Third Offense; Forfeiture of Vehicle)
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART
The appellant, Gary Lewis Thompson, was indicted by a Monroe County Grand Jury for the offense of vehicular homicide, driving under the...
State v. Miller - 5/1/1998
DECATUR COUNTY
HON. C. CREED McGINLEY, JUDGE
(Reckless Homicide, DUI)
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Gregory R. Miller, appeals as of right his convictions for reckless homicide and driving under the influence. He was...
State v. Thompson - 4/27/1998
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Tracy C. Thompson, appeals as of right pursuant to T.R.A.P. 3 from the order of the trial court finding him to be a habitual motor vehicle offender. T.C.A. § 55-10-603. The defendant...
State v. Pinkerton - 4/16/1998
MARCH 1998 SESSION
CANNON COUNTY
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, James Pinkerton, appeals from a DUI judgment of conviction entered by the Circuit Court of Cannon County. The defendant pled guilty to DUI,...
State v. Collins - 4/14/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Alice Collins, was found guilty of driving under the influence, third offense, and driving on a revoked license, second offense. The trial court imposed concurrent eleven-month, twenty-nine-day sentences...
State v. Friedman - 4/14/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Neil Friedman, appeals from his convictions of third offense driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. He was convicted by a jury of his peers in the Carter County Criminal Court. The...
State v. Cooper - 4/9/1998
FEBRUARY SESSION, 1997
OPINION FILED
REVERSED AND REMANDED
The Sevier County Circuit Court removed Appellant, Randall Dean Cooper, from participation in the Community Corrections program upon finding Appellant...
State v. Bartlett - 4/9/1998
SEPTEMBER 1997 SESSION
(DUI, Driving on Revoked License, Reckless Driving, Evading Arrest)
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
The defendant, James Ray Bartlett, was indicted for DUI, driving on a revoked license, five counts of...
State v. Steele - 4/9/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Gregory Steele, directly appeals his conviction and sentence imposed by the Franklin County Criminal Court. A jury convicted the defendant of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of an...
State v. Lambert - 4/9/1998
JANUARY 1998 SESSION
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Christopher G. Lambert, appeals as of right from the Carter County Criminal Court upon a certified question of law that is dispositive of the cases involved....
State v. Gudger - 4/9/1998
JANUARY 1998 SESSION
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Jessee C. Gudger, III, appeals as of right from his conviction by a jury in the Sullivan County Circuit Court for robbery, a Class C felony. The defendant...
State v. Wood - 3/25/1998
FEBRUARY SESSION, 1998
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The Appellant, the State of Tennessee, brings this appeal as of right following a hearing regarding a motion to suppress evidence. The Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted...
State v. Leach - 3/25/1998
MARCH 1998 SESSION
OPINION FILED:
REVERSED AND REMANDED
The State of Tennessee appeals from the action of the Anderson County Criminal Court dismissing the indictment against the appellee for driving under the...
State v. Schwartz - 3/20/1998
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
The Defendant, Mary Schwartz, appeals as of right pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. She was convicted at a bench trial of driving under the influence of an intoxicant...
State v. Bondurant - 3/20/1998
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
In this capital case, the defendant, Pat Bondurant, was convicted by a jury of first-degree premeditated murder and arson. At a separate sentencing hearing, the jury found the following aggravating...
State v. Ball - 3/20/1998
OPINION FILED:
REVERSED AND DISMISSED
The defendant, Johnny Ball, was convicted of theft of property over the value of $10,000.00. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-103. The trial court imposed a sentence of three years with six...
State v. Dunlap - 3/20/1998
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Mark Dunlap, entered a best interest plea to a charge of aggravated assault. At the Conclusion of the sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed a term of four years, required...
State v. Sawyer - 3/20/1998
The defendant, Richard D. Sawyer, was convicted of driving under the influence, third offense, and driving on a revoked license, second offense. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of eleven months and twenty-nine days for...
State v. Gray - 3/6/1998
AFFIRMED
This is an appeal as of right pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Defendant, Anthony Gray, was convicted by a jury verdict of one count of driving while under the influence, second...
State v. Crain - 3/2/1998
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
Defendant, Benjamin D. Crain, pled guilty to driving while impaired and reserved for appellate purposes the issue of whether the driving while impaired statute is unconstitutional. We find the statute to be...
State v. Kash - 2/25/1998
OPINION FILED
APPEAL DISMISSED
THOMAS T. WOODALL, JUDGE
After being convicted of DUI, third offense, and driving on a revoked license following a jury trial, the Defendant, Landy G. Kash, filed a Motion for New Trial...
State v. Martin - 2/25/1998
OPINION FILED
AFFIRMED
Joe B. Jones, Presiding Judge
The appellant, Timothy Dean Martin (defendant), was convicted of vehicular homicide, a Class C felony, and aggravated assault, also a Class C felony, by a jury of...
State v. Simpson - 2/23/1998
FOR PUBLICATION
AFFIRMED
DROWOTA, J.
Based on a confidential informant's tip, police stopped the defendant's vehicle. A consensual search of her person revealed drugs. The issue in this appeal is whether the tip, as...
Baker v. State - 2/23/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Henry S. Baker, appeals pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure from the Shelby County Criminal Court's denial of post-conviction relief. On December 5, 1991, the grand jury...
State v. Carter - 2/13/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Donnie Ray Carter, pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Hardin County to the offense of aggravated assault and received a sentence of five (5) years. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court...
State v. Suggs - 2/10/1998
AFFIRMED
The appellant, Carlton Suggs, was found guilty by a jury of aggravated rape and aggravated burglary in the Shelby County Criminal Court. The court sentenced the appellant as a Range II offender to ten years and forty...
State v. Joyner - 2/10/1998
AFFIRMED
The defendant, Steve Joyner, appeals pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure from the revocation of his probation by the Circuit Court of Blount County. On June 22, 1992, the defendant pleaded...
State v. Cass - 2/9/1998
AFFIRMED
The appellant, Ronald Bret Cass (defendant), was convicted of driving while under the influence, second offense, a Class A misdemeanor, by a jury of his peers. The trial court sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of...
State v. Pickens - 2/9/1998
AFFIRMED PURSUANT TO RULE 20
ORDER
The defendant, Jason Pickens, entered a plea of guilty to the offense of selling marijuana over one-half ounce, a Class E felony. He received an agreed sentence of 18 months as a Standard...
State v. Maness - 2/9/1998
AFFIRMED
The appellant, Timothy S. Maness, appeals as of right, the imposition of sentences of confinement for the crimes of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. On appeal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred...
State v. Collier - 2/9/1998
AFFIRMED
The Defendant, Stacy Lynn Collier, appeals as of right pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. She was convicted by a Williamson County jury of driving under the influence of an intoxicant...
State v. Daniel - 2/9/1998
AFFIRMED
The Defendant, James A. Daniel, was convicted of DUI first offense following a jury trial in the Criminal Court of Roane County. In his appeal as of right, Defendant presents three issues: (1) the evidence was...
05/19/97 STATE TENNESSEE v. RONNIE W. NAIL - 5/19/1997
The defendant, Ronnie W. Nail, was convicted in a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Rhea County of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) and leaving the scene of an accident, both offenses being misdemeanors. He...
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