I attended the Circuit Court at 140 Blountville Bypass Blountville, TN on April 24, 2014. I attended Judge Robert Montgomery's court. Judge Montgomery began the hearing promptly at 9:00 am. After passing through the metal detectors, I asked the officer working at the Metal Dictator if I could request to attend a criminal court that was taking place that morning. He then directed me to the printed document on the table in the waiting area. The docket is the official list of proceedings in cases pending in a court. Courtroom 1 contained seven pages of cases ranging from probation violations to rape of a child, and Courtroom 2 contained a jury trial for a vehicular homicide that had ended the day before. I walked into the administrative office and asked if I could get a copy of the record for when I sat in court that day for my legal process class. I waited until the bailiff had called everyone, then I went in too and sat in the front row center next to another classmate. After waiting a few minutes, the bailiff tells everyone to stand as Judge Robert Montgomery enters the courtroom to begin the proceedings. The first proceedings of the day were short-lived postponements and reinstatements. The first case of interest was that of David Allen Holt, case number S63108, charged with aggravated burglary and theft over $1,000. Grand theft is a crime that involves using a weapon while committing another property crime. I overheard the defendant's father talk about how the defendant had left the burn center in Augusta, Georgia, earlier in the day, to avoid a failure to appear that would have increased his punishment. Holt had severe burns from his neck to his waist and about 70 percent of his body. The judge was trying to... middle of paper... phen M. Wallace. Judge Montgomery sentenced him to 11 months and 29 days with 9 months in prison and the remainder of the sentence on probation. The last case I looked at before leaving was Jeffery Lynn Combs, case number S61248; he had 18 counts of forgery and theft. The court considers him a career criminal with a 20-page criminal record. In this case he was writing checks in his deceased mother's name worth more than $10,000. With all the evidence of the checks stacked against him he decided to accept the guilty plea. Even with his legal team of Amy Hinkle and Stephen M. Wallace he was destined to have an extended sentence. He was sentenced to 6 to 12 years, spending at least 45 percent of his time in prison. The court is forcing him to pay restitution or restitution to the state of more than $10,000. His court hearing is set for June 6.