State v. Miller

1 Citing case

  1. State v. Williams

    No. M2009-01739-CCA-R3-CD (Tenn. Crim. App. Nov. 17, 2010)   Cited 4 times

    In reviewing a trial court's denial of a thirteenth juror motion, this Court has previously examined statements made during a sentencing hearing and a hearing for a motion for new trial.See State v. Darrell S. Miller, No. W2000-01306-CCA-R3-CD, 2002 WL 1482788, at *8 (Tenn. Crim. App., Jackson, Feb. 14, 2002) (noting the trial court's comments at the sentencing hearing and motion for new trial hearing, and concluding that "[t]he trial court's comments do not indicate that the court was dissatisfied with the jury's verdict or that the trial court failed to act as thirteenth juror"); State v. Ayers, No. E2000-03074-CCA-R3-CD, 2001 WL 1328533, at * 3 (Tenn. Crim. App., Knoxville, Oct. 29. 2001) (observing that "both the tone and content of the comments made by the trial judge during the sentencing hearing signal a satisfaction with the verdict" and finding that the "statements made at the sentencing hearing establish that the trial court was satisfied with the finding of guilt").