State of Tennessee v. Alton Tappan

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs November 7, 2006 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ALTON TAPPAN Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 05-01325 Paula Skahan, Judge No. W2006-00168-CCA-R3-CD - Filed May 29, 2007 A Shelby County jury convicted the defendant, Alton Tappan, of aggravated burglary and theft of property valued at $1,000 or more but less than $10,000. The trial court imposed an effective incarcerative sentence of 14 years. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence and complains that his sentence is…