Current Pending Cases – Criminal

State of Tennessee v. Anthony Lee Carter (MVHO)

Style: State of Tennessee v. Anthony Lee Carter

TSC Docket Number: W2019-02278-SC-R11-CD

Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion: https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/carteranthonyleeopn.pdf

Summary by the Court of Criminal Appeals:

The Defendant, Anthony Lee Carter, appeals from his Madison County Circuit Court conviction for driving as a motor vehicle habitual offender (“MVHO”), for which he received a six-year sentence. On appeal, the Defendant argues that after his arrest and before his trial, our legislature amended the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offenders Act such that the Defendant was entitled to the benefit of a lesser penalty under our criminal savings statute. See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-11-112 (savings statute), 55-10-601 (MVHO Act). Following our review, we conclude that when the legislature removed the offense of driving as a MVHO and the associated penalty and replaced it with a mechanism for MVHOs to petition for reinstatement of their driver’s licenses, the legislature enacted a lesser penalty. As a result, the Defendant should benefit from the lesser penalty pursuant to the criminal savings statute.

Permission to Appeal Granted: September 7, 2022

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