State of Tennessee v. Marquette Houston

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs April 14, 2009 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARQUETTE HOUSTON Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 03-08488 James C. Beasley, Jr., Judge No. W2008-00885-CCA-R3-CD - Filed July 30, 2009 The defendant, Marquette Houston, was convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced as a Range I, violent offender to twenty-five years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On direct appeal, this court affirmed the defendant’s conviction, but remanded the case for resentencing under the 1989 Sentencing Act…