STATE v. ATKINS


681 S.W.2d 571 (1984)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Jackie Lee ATKINS, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Certiorari Denied March 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Causey, Memphis, A. Wilson Wages, Millington, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Ann Lacy Johns, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Paul G. Summers, Dist. Atty., J. Kerry Blackwood, Asst. Dist. Atty., Somerville, for appellee.


Certiorari Denied March 4, 1985. See 105 S.Ct. 1395.

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The defendant, Jackie Lee Atkins, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to a life term in the State penitentiary. After considering the several issues presented, we conclude that the judgment of conviction must be affirmed.

We first address the issue attacking the sufficiency of the evidence. The defendant was convicted of the shooting death of his 28...

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