State of Tennessee v. Amir Hassan Spears

The Defendant, Amir Hassan Spears, appeals from his convictions for first degree felony
murder, criminally negligent homicide, especially aggravated robbery, and aggravated
assault. On appeal, he presents three issues for our review: (1) whether the evidence was
insufficient to support the Defendant’s convictions for failure to establish identity; (2)
whether the State committed a Brady violation when it failed to disclose, prior to the close
of the State’s proof, the circumstances surrounding a victim’s identification of the
Defendant; and (3) whether trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by (i) failing to
take appropriate action when this issue came to light at trial, and (ii) failing to adequately
challenge testimony that the Defendant had concealed a long rifle inside his pants. After
review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.