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Tennessee appeals court hears challenge to assault and disorderly conduct convictions
Summary
At an appellate oral argument, defense counsel challenged the sufficiency of indictments and the evidence for convictions arising from an incident at Nama restaurant and nearby street; the state urged affirmation, saying the record supports guilt and jury instructions were proper.
A Tennessee appellate panel on Thursday heard arguments in an appeal by a woman convicted of assault (offensive touching) and disorderly conduct after an October 2021 incident at Nama, a downtown restaurant, and subsequent shouting on the street.
The appeal focuses on whether the indictments and the trial proof properly alleged and proved every element of the offenses, including the “reasonable person” standard for offensive contact and the culpable mental state for disorderly conduct, and whether the trial court should have given a requested self‑defense instruction.
Defense counsel argued the indictments omitted essential elements and that the evidence was insufficient to show anyone was “prevented” from carrying on lawful…
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