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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. NICHOLAS BROOKS

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Dec 10, 2020

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Claiborne H. Ferguson and Chloe P. Hawes (at trial) and Ramon Damas (on appeal), Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Nicholas Brooks.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Brent C. Cherry, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Amy P. Weirich, District Attorney General; Karen Cook and Jose F. Leon, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Nicholas Brooks, of first degree felony murder in perpetration of a robbery, first degree felony murder in perpetration of a burglary, especially aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. The trial court sentenced him to an effective sentence of life plus twelve years. On appeal, the Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred when it admitted the Defendant’s mother’s statement into evidence; (2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury; and (3) the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his convictions. After a thorough review of the record and the applicable law, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.

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