State of Tennessee v. Edward Johnson

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs March 1, 2005 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. EDWARD JOHNSON Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 03-05806 Joseph B. Dailey, Judge No. W2004-02163-CCA-R3-CD - Filed July 14, 2005 Following a jury trial, Defendant, Edward Johnson, was convicted of Class E felony theft, and was sentenced to serve six years imprisonment as a Range III career offender. In this appeal, Defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by requiring him to go to trial in this case after he had requested a…