State of Tennessee v. Jay Chambers

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 28, 2003 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JAY CHAMBERS Appeal from the Criminal Court for Scott County No. 7547 E. Shayne Sexton, Judge No. E2002-01308-CCA-R3-CD March 25, 2004 The defendant, Jay Chambers, was convicted of one count of rape. The trial court imposed a Range I sentence of ten years. In this appeal, the defendant asserts that a former sheriff's deputy should not have been permitted to sit as a juror; that the trial court erred by permitting members of the jury to separate during a break; and that he was…