State of Tennessee v. Antonio Benson

04/30/2020 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 6, 2019 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ANTONIO BENSON Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 13-04060 Lee V. Coffee, Judge _____________________________________ No. W2017-01119-SC-R11-CD ___________________________________ The defendant, Antonio Benson, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, the defendant contended that the proof at trial fairly raised the issue of whether or not he killed the victim in self-defense and…