State vs. Jerry D. Carney

The appellant, Jerry D. Carney, appeals his conviction by a jury in the Davidson County Criminal Court of first degree murder. Pursuant to his conviction for first degree murder, the trial court sentenced the appellant to life in prison in the Tennessee Department of Correction, with the possibility of parole. The appellant raises the following issues for our review: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence of premeditation to support his conviction of first degree murder; (2) whether the State violated Brady by failing to disclose audio taped statements made by the police of witnesses the day after the shooting; and (3) whether the trial court erred in precluding the appellant's cross-examination of the police officers who were testifying at trial about their training regarding self-defense and the application of deadly force. Upon review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.