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Judge denies request to enforce alleged plea offer and blocks furlough for Billy Lynn Hollis Jr.
Summary
Cheatham County Criminal Court denied a motion to enforce an alleged earlier plea agreement and refused a furlough request for defendant Billy Lynn Hollis Jr., finding no firm, accepted plea on the record and citing the seriousness of the pending charges and Hollis’s criminal history.
Judge David D. Wolfe denied two motions filed by defendant Billy Lynn Hollis Jr. on grounds that no verifiable, accepted plea agreement existed and that a furlough would be unsafe and inappropriate.
The issues were heard after Hollis and defense counsel urged the court to enforce an alleged earlier offer that defense lawyers say amounted to roughly six years of community corrections and treatment. Hollis told the court he was prepared to accept a prior proposal but said he “was not brought to court” on the date he expected, and that the later prosecution team provided…
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