The sentencing of Cocke County moonshiner Marvin
"Popcorn" Sutton, which had been scheduled for Monday, has been delayed until Jan.
26.
The sentencing had previously been scheduled Aug. 4, reset for Sept.
4 and scheduled again on Sept. 22. In September, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Greer granted a defense
motion to continue the sentencing and reset Sutton's sentencing hearing for Dec.
15.
The hearing is now scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.
26.
Sutton, 61, of 324 Upper Road, Parrottsville, had waived indictment
and pleaded guilty in April to a two-county federal information that charged him
with:
* possessing a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol and a .38-caliber
revolver; and
* producing distilled spirits by distillation from mash and
other material.
Sutton was manufacturing hundreds of gallons of moonshine
in Cocke County when he was arrested, according to a sentencing memorandum filed by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Robert Reeves.
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