State of Tennessee v. Frederick Devill Rice

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs November 27, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. FREDRICK DEVILL RICE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamilton County No. 225992 Stephen M. Bevil, Judge No. E2000-02389-CCA-R3-CD June 17, 2002 The defendant, Fredrick Devill Rice, was convicted by a Hamilton County Criminal Court jury of first degree premeditated murder and first degree felony murder. The trial court merged the two convictions and sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment. The defendant appeals, claiming that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support…