State v. John Farner

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE STATE OF TENNESSEE V. JOHN R. FARNER, JR. Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County No. S40,003 R. Jerry Beck, Judge No. E1999-00491-CCA-R3-CD - Decided June 30, 2000 The defendant, John R Farner, Jr., appeals his convictions by a jury for two counts of criminally negligent homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, drag racing, and leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury for which he received an effective eight- year sentence. The defendant contends that the presentment did…