State v. Ayers

OPINION

in which JOSEPH M. TIPTON and J.C. McLIN, JJ., joined.

In March of 2002, the defendant, Wanda G. Ayers, was indicted for first degree murder, a class X felony, a crime which allegedly occurred in 1983. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-2-202 (1982). The trial court granted a defense motion in limine to exclude expert testimony regarding the manner of death of the deceased. In this extraordinary appeal by the state, the single issue is whether the trial court properly excluded the testimony. Because it is our view that the trial court erred, the order is reversed and the cause is remanded for…