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MATHIS v. STATE

590 S.W.2d 449 (1979)

James Nathaniel MATHIS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Walker Gwinn, Memphis, for petitioner.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., John F. Southworth, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Hugh W. Stanton, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., David C. Wade, Don A. Dino, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Memphis, for respondent.

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this criminal action, wherein petitioner was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to thirty-two years confinement in the state penitentiary, in order to determine the sufficiency of the evidence. We find it to be insufficient and reverse and dismiss the case.

Petitioner was jointly indicted and tried with Bobby B. Kimmons, also known as "Skinny Pimp," who received the same sentence...

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