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STATE v. WEATHERSPOON

719 S.W.2d 304 (1986)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Edith WEATHERSPOON, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry C. Cox and Richard B. Fields, Cox & Fields, Jackson, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, State Atty. Gen. & Reporter, William Barry Wood, Asst. State Atty. Gen., Nashville, Robert "Gus" Radford, Dist. Atty. Gen., Huntingdon, Creed McGinley, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Savannah, Tom Woodall, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Camden, for appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 29, 1986.

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to serve twelve years as a standard offender.

The defendant says the evidence does not support the verdict, says her motion for a change of venue should have been granted, says the state used its peremptory challenges to exclude blacks from the jury and made improper argument to the jury...

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