Legal Opinion
State v. Carpenter
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 16, 2001No. W2000-01229-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HayesDavid G. Hayes, J.
in which JERRY L. SMITH and ALAN E. GLENN, JJ., joined.
The Appellant, Robert Lewis Carpenter, Jr., was indicted by a Fayette County Grand Jury for one count of premeditated murder, one count of felony murder, one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of especially aggravated robbery. Carpenter waived both his right to a trial by jury and his right to have a jury determine punishment. On June 15, 2000, a bench trial was held and Carpenter was found guilty on all counts. 1 Following the sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced Carpenter to life without the…
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