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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICKEY LATINOS HAYMER

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Apr 28, 2023

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Ben Wetsell (on appeal) and James B. Robinson (at trial), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellant, Rickey Latinos Haymer.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Caroline Weldon, Assistant Attorney General; Jennings H. Jones, District Attorney General; and Dana S. Minor, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

The Defendant, Rickey Haymer, appeals his convictions of crimes involving the attempted unlawful purchase or possession of a firearm. He argues that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions because his actions in seeking to purchase a firearm did not constitute a “substantial step” toward the completed crimes. He also argues that the trial court committed plain error in admitting various text messages showing his contact with the putative seller. On our review, we respectfully affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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