State of Tennessee v. Wesley Dawone Coleman

Case Number
W2018-01609-CCA-R3-CD

The Defendant, Wesley Dawone Coleman, appeals his conviction for first degree premeditated murder, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in excluding lay testimony regarding an unwritten code followed by prison inmates and the possible risks of violating the code. Upon reviewing the record and the applicable law, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Authoring Judge
Presiding Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge
Judge J. Weber McCraw
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Wesley Dawone Coleman
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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