State v. Boone

Full title: STATE OF TENNESSEE, Appellee, v. THOMAS BOONE, Appellant

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee. at Jackson

Date published: Mar 9, 1999

No. 02C01-9805-CR-00146 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 9, 1999)

Opinion

No. 02C01-9805-CR-00146.

Decided March 9, 1999.

SHELBY COUNTY, HON.W. FRED AXLEY, JUDGE, (Voluntary Manslaughter).

AFFIRMED

FOR THE APPELLANT:

EDWIN C. LENOW

FOR THE APPELLEE:

PAUL G. SUMMERS, Attorney General and Reporter, J. ROSS DYER, Assistant Attorney General, WILLIAM L. GIBBONS, District Attorney General, ROSEMARY ANDREWS, Assistant District Attorney General.

OPINION FILED:

OPINION

JOE G. RILEY, JUDGE

Defendant appeals as of right from his conviction by a Shelby County jury of voluntary manslaughter. The sole issue raised is venue. We find venue was properly established and AFFIRM the judgment of the trial court.

On March 21, 1997, several Collierville Police officers responded to a call at 174 Woodfern Cove, Collierville, Tennessee. Defendant had shot and killed Ellis L. Morris. Officer Bunker testified that 174 Woodfern Cove is in Collierville. Officer Flynn testified that Collierville is in Shelby County, Tennessee.

The testimony at trial clearly established venue. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-201(e); State v. Hutcherson, 790 S.W.2d 532, 535 (Tenn. 1990). We AFFIRM the judgment of the trial court.

______________________________ JOE G. RILEY, JUDGE CONCUR:

______________________________ JOHN H. PEAY, JUDGE

______________________________ JAMES C. BEASLEY, SR., SPECIAL JUDGE