State of Tennessee v. Dennis Burnett

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 27, 2009 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DENNIS BURNETT Appeal from the Criminal Court for Monroe County No. 04-098 Carroll L. Ross, Judge No. E2007-02258-CCA-MR3-CD - Filed August 14, 2009 A Monroe County jury convicted the defendant, Dennis Burnett, of second degree murder, and the trial court sentenced him to eighteen years in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred by: (1) refusing to grant a continuance based upon the defendant’s medical issues; (2) refusing to grant a…