Pervis Payne v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON October 3, 2007 Session PERVIS PAYNE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 87-04408 John P. Colton, Judge No. W2007-01096-CCA-R3-PD - Filed December 5, 2007 In 1988, the Petitioner, Pervis Payne, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and one count of assault with intent to commit first degree murder. For the capital offenses, the jury imposed sentences of death. The trial court imposed a sentence of thirty years confinement for the non-capital conviction. The convictions and…