State v. Bates

804 S.W.2d 868 (1991)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee,

v.

Wayne Lee BATES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

January 14, 1991.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1991.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Debra K. Ingles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

Robert S. Peters, Winchester, Roger J. Bean, Tullahoma, for appellant.

OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

This defendant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of murder in the first degree and grand larceny and submitted the issue of punishment to a jury, as required by T.C.A. § 39-2-203. He did not waive his objection to an order,…