State v. Thomas Boone ( 1999 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON FILED
FEBRUARY 1999 SESSION March 09, 1999
Cecil Crowson, Jr.
Appellate C ourt Clerk
STATE OF TENNESSEE, )
) NO. 02C01-9805-CR-00146
Appellee, )
) SHELBY COUNTY
VS. )
) HON. W. FRED AXLEY,
THOMAS BOONE, ) JUDGE
)
Appellant. ) (Voluntary Manslaughter)
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
EDWIN C. LENOW PAUL G. SUMMERS
100 N. Main Building #2325 Attorney General and Reporter
Memphis, TN 38103-0523
J. ROSS DYER
Assistant Attorney General
Cordell Hull Building, 2nd Floor
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0493
WILLIAM L. GIBBONS
District Attorney General
ROSEMARY ANDREWS
Assistant District Attorney General
201 Poplar Avenue, Suite 301
Memphis, TN 38103-1947
OPINION FILED:
AFFIRMED
JOE G. RILEY,
JUDGE
OPINION
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 W oodfern 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.
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JOE G. RILEY, JUDGE
CONCUR:
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JOHN H. PEAY, JUDGE
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JAMES C. BEASLEY, SR., SPECIAL JUDGE
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