State of Tennessee v. Dennis v. Morgan

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 4, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DENNIS MORGAN Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 98-04904 John P. Colton, Jr., Judge No. W2001-00125-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 27, 2002 The defendant, Dennis V. Morgan, was convicted of second degree murder. The trial court imposed a Range I sentence of seventeen years. In this appeal of right, the defendant asserts that the trial court erred in its instruction on self-defense. The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded for a new trial.…