State of Tennessee v. Tabitha Gentry (AKA ABKA RE BAY)

11/29/2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON1 June 1, 2017 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TABITHA GENTRY (AKA ABKA RE BAY) Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Shelby County Criminal Court No. 13-02671 Hon. James M. Lammey, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2015-01745-SC-R11-CD ___________________________________ The primary issue in this appeal is whether Tennessee’s theft statute, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-14-103, encompasses theft of real property. The defendant physically entered and occupied for over a week a vacant East Memphis house valued at…