STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARTINESS HENDERSON - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 12, 2019

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Claiborne Ferguson, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Martiness Henderson.

Attorneys 2:

Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Jonathan H. Wardle, Assistant Attorney General; Amy P. Weirich, District Attorney General; and Sam Winnig, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): DYER

A Shelby County jury convicted the juvenile defendant, Martiness Henderson, of first degree murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery. After conviction, the trial court immediately imposed a life sentence which the defendant now challenges as unconstitutional. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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