State v. Eldridge

OPINION

WELLES, Judge.

This case is here by direct appeal as of right from a conviction by jury verdict of two counts of aggravated robbery.1 Appellant was sentenced to the Department of Correction for ten (10) years. He appeals his convictions and his sentence. We affirm.

At about 10:30 p.m. on April 4, 1991, Mr. C.V. Jones was in the general store he owned and operated between Sunbright and Deer Lodge, in Morgan County, Tennessee. The store was open for business. Mrs. Jones and a customer were also in the store. Two masked robbers entered the store and Mr. Jones was immediately shot with a…