State of Tennessee v. Cortez Griffin

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON May 5, 2009 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CORTEZ GRIFFIN Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 04-02746-47 W. Otis Higgs, Jr., Judge No. W2007-00665-CCA-R3-CD - Filed December 9, 2009 The defendant, Cortez Griffin, and two co-defendants, Marquette Milan and Preston Deener, broke into a rooming house to rob the victim, Lannie McMillan, who was fatally shot. A grand jury indicted the defendant on charges of first degree murder, felony murder, and especially aggravated robbery. The trial court sentenced the defendant…