Legal Opinion
State v. Far
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 4, 2001No. M1999-00644-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · SmithSmith, J.
TIPTON and RILEY, JJ., joined.
On August 5, 1998, Richard M. Far, Jr., the Defendant and Appellant, was indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury for one count of arson and one count of setting fire to personal property. The Defendant was tried in absentia. At the close of the State’s proof, the trial court granted the Defendant’s motion for acquittal regarding setting fire to personal property. Following trial, the jury convicted the defendant of arson. After a subsequent sentencing hearing, also conducted in absentia, the trial court sentenced the defendant as a Range III, persistent…
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