State of Tennessee v. Marcus Sturghill, III

A jury convicted Defendant, Marcus Sturghill III, of two counts of aggravated robbery, and he received an eight-year sentence. Defendant was seventeen at the time he committed the crimes, and he gave a statement to law enforcement outside the presence of his parents, confirming that he had possession of a firearm on the date of the robbery. Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress his statement to police. We conclude that the trial court did not err in admitting the statement, and we affirm the convictions.