STATE v. CATE


746 S.W.2d 727 (1987)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Billy CATE, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied March 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley F. Roden, Jefferson City, for appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Robert Conley, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Al Schmutzer, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., Sevierville, Richard Scroggins, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court March 7, 1988.

OPINION

JAMES C. BEASLEY, Special Judge.

The appellant, Billy Cate, has appealed as of right from his conviction for murder in the second degree and arson of personal property. Six issues are presented for our review including one which challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence.

The victim of this homicide was a young man named Jackie Proffit whose charred body was found...

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