State of Tennessee v. Joseph B. Thompson

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLLE November 26, 2002 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOSEPH B. THOMPSON Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County No. S42,926 R. Jerry Beck, Judge No. E2002-00061-CCA-R3-CD March 17, 2003 The defendant, Joseph B. Thompson, was convicted of aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping. The trial court imposed consecutive sentences of twenty years for each offense for an effective sentence of forty years. In this appeal of right, the defendant asserts (1) that the trial court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal;…