State of Tennessee v. Lewis Christian

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs March 1, 2005 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. LEWIS CHRISTIAN Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 02-07506 Bernie Weinman, Judge No. W2004-01688-CCA-R3-CD - Filed June 1, 2005 A Shelby County jury convicted the defendant, Lewis Christian, of voluntary manslaughter. See

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-211(a) (2003). Accordingly, the trial court sentenced the defendant to serve a ten-year incarcerative sentence as a Range II multiple offender. Aggrieved of his conviction and sentence, the defendant now brings this direct…