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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CALEB JOSIAH CANNON

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Aug 16, 2021

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Patrick T. McNally (on appeal), Katie Hagan and Jim Todd (at trial), Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Caleb Josiah Cannon.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slattery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Catlin Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Glenn R. Funk, District Attorney General; and Katrin Miller, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Attorneys 3: Jessica M. Van Dyke, Nashville, Tennessee; Dana M. Delger, Steven M. Witzel, Nathan M. Erikson and Alexandra Verdi, New York, New York, for the Amicus Curiae, The Innocence Project.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

A Davidson County jury convicted the Defendant, Caleb Josiah Cannon, of premeditated firstdegree murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. On appeal, the Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred when it denied his motion in limine to exclude evidence that a human remains detection dog alerted to the presence of the scent of human remains in the Defendant’s home and car; (2) the evidence is insufficient to prove that the victim was deceased or that the Defendant caused her death; (3) the trial court erred when it admitted testimony from a witness identifying him in court because such testimony was tainted; and (4) the trial court erred when it excluded defense proof. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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