State v. Radley

OPINION

DAVID G. HAYES, Judge.

The appellant, Corey Lamont Radley, was convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court of Davidson County of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, the appellant raises the single issue of the sufficiency of the convicting evidence, specifically challenging the identification testimony of the State’s sole witness to the murder. 1

BACKGROUND

Around 5:00 p.m. on October 22, 1996, twenty-year old Keith Leatherwood arrived at the residence of his cousin, Chante Jenkins, on Grace Street in Nashville. Ms. Jenkins and Leatherwood entered the…