State of Tennessee v. Khanh Le

On November 10, 1997, the appellant, Khanh V. Le, was convicted by a jury in the Shelby County Criminal Court of one count of first degree premeditated murder. The trial court sentenced the appellant to a term of life imprisonment in the Tennessee Department of Correction. The appellant filed an appeal, and this court affirmed the judgment of the trial court on March 9, 2000.  Accordingly, the appellant filed an application for permission to appeal to our supreme court pursuant to Tenn. R. App. P. 11. The supreme court granted the appellant’s application for the sole purpose of remanding the case to this court for reconsideration in light of the recent case of State v. Ely, 48 S.W.3d 710 (Tenn.), cert. denied, __ U.S. __, 122 S. Ct. 408 (2001). Upon reconsideration, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand this case for a new trial.