State of Tennessee v. Bernard Thomas Nelson

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs December 21, 2005 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BERNARD THOMAS NELSON Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. 40400413 John H. Gasaway, Judge No. M2005-00764-CCA-R3-CD - Filed January 24, 2006 On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and the denial of alternative sentencing. Following our review, we conclude that the evidence presented was sufficient to support the jury’s verdicts and that the denial of alternative sentencing was justified given the…