State of Tennessee v. Broderick Joseph Smith

On May 26, 2011, the Tennessee Supreme Court remanded this case for reconsideration in light of its opinion in State v. Garrett, 331 S.W.3d 392 (Tenn. 2011). In Garrett, our supreme court clarified the proper procedure to be used when a defendant requests a severance of offenses pursuant to Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 14. Id. at 401-05. At issue upon remand in this case is whether the trial court erred in its denial of the Defendant’s motion to sever one count of aggravated robbery from the remainder of the indictment. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court