Legal Opinion

State of Tennessee v. Evelyn D. Kennedy and Christopher L. Kennedy

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 8, 2026No. E2024-01903-CCA-R3-CD / E2024-01910-CCA-R3-CDPublished

1Opinion of the Court

05/08/2026 THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 21, 2026 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. EVELYN D. KENNEDY and CHRISTOPHER L. KENNEDY Appeal from the Criminal Court for Roane County Nos. 2019-CR-554A, 2019-CR-554B Jeffery Hill Wicks, Judge ___________________________________ Nos. E2024-01903-CCA-R3-CD E2024-01910-CCA-R3-CD ___________________________________ The Defendants, Evelyn D. Kennedy1 and Christoper L. Kennedy, bring this consolidated appeal from their convictions for first degree felony murder and aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult resulting…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978

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