State v. Letivias Prince

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE NOVEMBER 1999 SESSION STATE OF TENNESSEE v. LETIVIAS PRINCE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Williamson County No. I-497-141 Donald P. Harris, Judge No. M1998-00005-CCA-R3-CD - Filed August 10, 2000 The defendant, Letivias Prince, was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that the jury pool did not adequately represent the racial makeup of the community; that pre-trial publicity deprived him of a fair trial; that the trial court erred by permitting eight…