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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICKY HUNTER

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Feb 16, 2023

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Phyllis Aluko, Public Defender; Mark Renken and Madeline Hopper, Assistant Public Defenders, for the appellant, Ricky Hunter.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Richard D. Douglas, Assistant Attorney General; Steve Mulroy, District Attorney General; and Nicole Germain and Joey Griffin, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Ricky Hunter, Defendant, was indicted for one count of first degree murder and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of the lesser included offense of second degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to a total effective sentence of 33 years. The trial court denied a motion for new trial. After this Court waived the timely filing of the notice of appeal, this appeal ensued. On appeal, Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence sustaining the second degree murder conviction. We find the evidence sufficient and affirm the convictions.

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