State of Tennessee v. Adrian Porterfield

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs February 6, 2007 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ADRIAN PORTERFIELD Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 02-02442 Fred W. Axley, Judge No. W2006-00169-CCA-R3-CD - Filed October 15, 2007 The defendant, Adrian Porterfield, was convicted by a Shelby County jury of voluntary manslaughter, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to serve four years and six months in the county workhouse as a Range I, standard offender. On appeal, the defendant challenges the trial court’s judgment on grounds that: (1) the evidence was…