State of Tennessee v. William Swafford

The Defendant, William Swafford, was convicted by a Hamblen County jury of especially
aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and rape, for which he received an effective
sentence of fifty-five years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the evidence is
insufficient to support his conviction of especially aggravated kidnapping and that the trial
court erred by admitting the preliminary hearing testimony of the Defendant’s late wife.
After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.