Memphis Especially Aggravated Robbery Sentences and Case Outcomes
Madkins’s former 60-year robbery term was replaced by 25 years on November 4, 2003, according to the later habeas opinion. Hanna and Lane each received a 20-year especially-aggravated-robbery term concurrent with life and other terms. Neither old 60 years nor 20 years is a complete current custody total.
These two selected prosecution records are not two fully qualified comparable incorporated-city outcomes. Multiple defendants, counts, appeals and corrected terms do not add independent cases.
Tennessee State/Local Scope
These are Tennessee state court records, not federal judgments. The Tennessee statutory reference is not automatically the version governing a historical offense. No current numerical minimum or maximum is asserted.
Selected Historical Outcomes
| Case | Offense-location evidence | Term and judgment scope | Decision source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redonna T. Hanna and Bernardo C. Lane | September 7, 1999 opinion identifies December 27, 1993 home invasion at 6858 Birch Run Lane, Memphis; boundary review open | 20 years each for especially aggravated robbery, concurrent with each defendant’s life murder and other terms. Scope: allocated target count, not a 20-year all-count total | Relevant court opinion |
| Richard Madkins | Original listing identifies Mall of Memphis; accessible later habeas opinion does not itself reverify that offense point | 25-year especially-aggravated-robbery resentencing, November 4, 2003. Scope: supersedes old 60; later opinion reports this consecutive to a separate 18-year prior case, not 43 for this robbery alone | Relevant court opinion |
Hanna and Lane: Concurrent Terms and Judgment-Entry Remand
The September 7, 1999 opinion, appeal 02C01-9806-CR-00165, describes 20 years for the especially aggravated robbery, ten years on each of three aggravated robberies, three years for aggravated burglary and life for murder, all concurrent for each defendant. It affirms the convictions but remands for correct murder judgments reflecting merger. That judgment-entry remand is not a reported new robbery sentence. The two defendants share one home-invasion prosecution. The exact original sentencing day is not established here.
Madkins: Do Not Stop at the 1999 Decision
The July 2, 2013 court opinion, reproduced by Justia, W2012-02450-CCA-R3-HC, recounts 2002 sentence-only relief and November 4, 2003 resentencing to 25 years for especially aggravated robbery. Its historical 43-year total includes a separate 18-year prior case, consecutively. The 1999 reversal concerned attempted felony murder; the robbery’s later reduction is a separate procedural event, not a second independent prosecution. The opinion affirms denial of the later habeas petition, not the original 60-year term. Its projected November 2023 sentence expiration is historical, not verified release or current custody.
The earlier official decision remains a historical reference, not the sole source for the operative sentence version. No unsupported reason for the numerical reduction is added beyond the later opinion’s described invalid prior-conviction enhancement history.
Source and Comparison Limits
Relevant court-text passages were read September 28, 2026 UTC (September 29 in Istanbul). Direct official retrieval sometimes returned a browser-validation page; readable court reproductions are identified above rather than represented as a fresh official-host download. Complete later-docket, historical-law and municipal-point checks remain open. No average, typical term, prediction, actual time served or guaranteed release is calculated.
These selected reported records are not all Memphis cases, an average, a typical sentence or a prediction. Imposed terms and unsuspended portions do not establish time actually served or a release date. Read the case-selection methodology, editorial standards and Memphis sentencing hub. This is general information, not legal advice.