State of Tennessee v. Mario Bateman a.k.a. Mario Woods

The defendant, Mario Bateman, a.k.a. Mario Woods, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant appeals his conviction and argues that the trial court erred by (1) admitting the victim’s dying declarations in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation, (2) permitting the prosecution to inquire into a witness’s prior felony convictions on direct examination, and (3) allowing a witness to read his entire statement to police on redirect examination. Following our review of the parties’ briefs, the record, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.