State of Tennessee v. Gussie Willis Vann

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 25, 2010 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GUSSIE WILLIS VANN Interlocutory Appeal from the Circuit Court for McMinn County Nos. 93-687; 93-690; 93-691 Donald P. Harris, Senior Judge No. E2009-01721-CCA-R9-CD - Filed March 11, 2011 Pursuant to Rule 9 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, the State appeals the trial court’s order denying jury instructions on lesser included offenses at the Defendant Gussie Willis Vann’s retrial for felony murder. See T.C.A. §39-13-202(a)(2) (1991). The Defendant was originally convicted by a…