State of Tennessee v. Marcus Terrell Church

Case Number
M2011-01770-CCA-R3-CD

Defendant, Marcus Terrell Church, was indicted by a Davidson County Grand Jury for aggravated robbery and especially aggravated kidnapping. His first trial ended in a mistrial. At a subsequent trial, Defendant was convicted as charged. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of fifteen years as a Range II offender for aggravated robbery and twenty-five years as a Range I offender for especially aggravated kidnapping. On appeal, Defendant argues: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress identification evidence; (2) the trial court improperly admitted evidence that Defendant committed an unrelated purse-snatching during the kidnapping in this case; (3) the trial court erred in admitting hearsay testimony concerning Defendant’s nickname; and (4) the trial court improperly sentenced Defendant. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Authoring Judge
Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge
Judge J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Marcus Terrell Church
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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