State of Tennessee v. Paul O. Dickens, Sr.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE December 20, 2005 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. PAUL O. DICKENS, SR. Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County No. F-55117 James K. Clayton, Jr., Judge No. M2005-00571-CCA-R3-CD - Filed February 15, 2006 The defendant, Paul O. Dickens, Sr., was convicted by a Rutherford County jury of attempted voluntary manslaughter (a Class D felony), reckless endangerment (a Class E felony), and two counts of coercion of a witness (a Class D felony). On direct appeal to this court, the defendant contends that: (1) the evidence was…