State of Tennessee v. Avis Neal

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 4, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. AVIS NEAL Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 97-09071 W. Fred Axley, Judge No. W2001-00374-CCA-R3-CD - Filed January 28, 2002 The Defendant, Avis Neal was convicted by a Shelby County jury of one count of rape of a child. After a sentencing hearing, he was sentenced as a Range I standard offender to twenty years in the Department of Correction. In this appeal, the Defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred in admitting testimony concerning statements made…