State v. Wayne Joseph Burgess, Jr.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE July 19, 2000 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. WAYNE JOSEPH BURGESS, JR. Appeal as of Right from the Circuit Court for Giles County No. 8,401 Jim T. Hamilton, Judge No. M1999-02040-CCA-R3-CD - Filed January 18, 2001 The appellant, Wayne Joseph Burgess, Jr., was convicted by a jury in the Giles County Circuit Court of one count of first degree felony murder, with the underlying felony being aggravated child abuse. The trial court sentenced the appellant to life in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The appellant raises the following…