STATE v. FAR


51 S.W.3d 222 (2001)

STATE of Tennessee v. Richard M. FAR, Jr.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

April 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Melton, District Public Defender; Russell N. Perkins, Assistant Public Defender, Murfreesboro, TN, for appellant, Richard M. Far, Jr.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General & Reporter; David H. Finley, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, TN; William C. Whitesell, Jr., District Attorney General, Murfreesboro, TN, for appellee, State of Tennessee.


No Permission to Appeal Applied for to the Supreme Court.

OPINION

SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which TIPTON and RILEY, JJ., joined.

On August 5, 1998, Richard M. Far, Jr., the Defendant and Appellant, was indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury for one count of arson and one count of setting fire to personal property. The Defendant was tried in absentia. At the close of the State's proof, the trial court granted the...

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