State of Tennessee v. Mark A. Stacy

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs March 20, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARK A. STACY Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Polk County No. 00-017 Carroll L. Ross, Judge No. E2000-02906-CCA-R3-CD May 9, 2001 The defendant was indicted by a Polk County Grand Jury for first degree murder. Following a two- day trial, he was found guilty of second degree murder, a Class A felony. The trial court sentenced the defendant to twenty-three years as a Range I, violent offender in the Tennessee Department of Correction. In this appeal as of right, the…