Legal Opinion
State v. Kelley
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 28, 2000PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH M. TIPTON, Judge.
The defendant, Evay Markel Kelley, appeals as of right from his conviction by a jury in the Hamilton County Criminal Court for second degree murder, a Class A felony. The trial court sentenced the defendant to twenty-five years in the Department of Correction without parole pursuant to Tenn.Code Ann. § 40 — 35—501(i). The defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction and that his sentence is excessive. We affirm the judgment of conviction.
The defendant was indicted for first degree murder for the August 8, 1997, shooting death of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. AshbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. SheffieldTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. FletcherCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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3Cited by84 opinions
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