James Richard Bishop v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 25, 2001 JAMES RICHARD BISHOP v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 60053 Richard Baumgartner, Judge No. E2000-01725-CCA-R3-PC July 13, 2001 Petitioner, James Richard Bishop, was convicted of felony murder, especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Following a sentencing hearing, Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder and concurrent sentences of twenty years and five years respectively for the especially aggravated kidnapping and…