State v. Thornton

730 S.W.2d 309 (1987)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee,

v.

James Clark THORNTON, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 4, 1987.

Leroy Phillips, Chattanooga, John C. Dice, Kelly Start, Memphis, on the brief, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., Raymond S. Leathers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hugh W. Stanton, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., James D. Wilson, Veronica F. Coleman, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Memphis, for appellee.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree as a result of shooting his wife's paramour in the home of appellant and his wife on May 3,…