State of Tennessee v. Phedrek Davis

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE June 4, 2008 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE V. PHEDREK T. DAVIS Appeal by permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2003-D-2992 Seth Norman, Judge No. M2006-00198-SC-R11-CD - Filed October 17, 2008 We granted the Defendant’s request for permission to appeal to address the propriety of jury instructions requiring the jury to reach a unanimous decision to acquit of a greater offense before considering a lesser-included offense. We hold that such jury instructions are proper and do not violate the Defendant’s…