Ervin v. State

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

From the judgment upon the jury verdict of finding Billy Ervin guilty of murder in the first degree with resulting punishment of twenty years and one day this appeal flows.

Court-appointed counsel assigns error contending the judgment as imposed is not supported by the evidence.

We view the assignments pertaining to the sufficiency of the evidence in the light of well settled law that defendant is before this court under a presumption of guilt. He has the burden to show his innocence by a preponderance of the evidence. See Cooper v. State, 123 Tenn. 37, 138 S.W. 826. The…