State v. John D. Brown

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE August 22, 2000 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN D. BROWN Appeal from the Criminal Court for McMinn County No. 95-095 R. Steven Bebb, Judge No. E1999-02217-CCA-R3-CD December 18, 2000 The Defendant, John D. Brown, appeals as of right from his McMinn County convictions for first degree murder and abuse of a corpse. On appeal, he raises nine issues: (1) whether the trial court failed to properly function as the thirteenth juror in considering the Defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal and a new trial; (2) whether the Honorable…