COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State of Tennessee v. Darryl Gene Farmer
01C01-9409-CC-00328
Authoring Judge: Judge William M. Barker
Trial Court Judge: Judge Charles D. Haston

The appellant, Darryl Gene Farmer, appeals as of right pursuant to Rule 3 (b) of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure from his conviction of murder in the first degree following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Warren County. The appellant was sentenced to life in prison. In this appeal he presents five (5) issues for our review.

(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt;
(2) Whether the indictment against the appellant was invalid because of irregularities in the selection of the venire and/or the presence of an unauthorized individual during grand jury proceedings;
(3) Whether certain statements made by the prosecuting attorneys during closing argument constituted prosecutorial misconduct;

(4) Whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence statements made by the appellant on the night of his arrest;
(5) Whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence statements made by the decedent.

After a thorough review of the record in this case, the applicable law, and arguments of counsel, we conclude that with regard to issues one (1) through three (3) no reversible error appears in this case. However, because the record is inadequate with regard to whether the appellant’ s right to counsel was violated during police questioning, we remand the case for further factual findings on issue number four (4). We conclude that error exists with regard to issue number five (5).

03C01-9304-CR-00135
03C01-9304-CR-00135

02C01-9412-CC-00298
02C01-9412-CC-00298
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

Probable Cause Standard&Quot; Applied In State v. White, No. 03C01-9408-Cr-00277, Sullivan
02C01-9412-CC-00298

02C01-9412-CR-00263
02C01-9412-CR-00263

02C01-9412-CR-00294
02C01-9412-CR-00294
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

02C01-9501-CC-00001
02C01-9501-CC-00001

02C01-9503-CR-00087
02C01-9503-CR-00087
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

02C01-9504-CC-00103
02C01-9504-CC-00103
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

02C01-9505-CC-00119
02C01-9505-CC-00119
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

02C01-9502-CR-00049
02C01-9502-CR-00049
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

02C01-9504-CC-00102
02C01-9504-CC-00102
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

02C01-9505-CR-00145
02C01-9505-CR-00145
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

02C01-9411-CR-00254
02C01-9411-CR-00254
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley

02C01-9503-CC-00059
02C01-9503-CC-00059

Eligibility; (2) Finding a Violation of Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968);
02C01-9503-CC-00059

02C01-9505-CR-00120
02C01-9505-CR-00120

03C01-9507-CR-00192
03C01-9507-CR-00192

03C01-9404-CR-00156
03C01-9404-CR-00156
Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Baumgartner

03C01-9505-CR-00135
03C01-9505-CR-00135
Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner

03C01-9108-CR-00236
03C01-9108-CR-00236
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer

01C01-9412-CR-00427
01C01-9412-CR-00427

01C01-9308-CR-00249
01C01-9308-CR-00249
Trial Court Judge: J. S. Daniel

01C01-9410-CC-00338
01C01-9410-CC-00338
Trial Court Judge: Donald P. Harris

01C01-9503-CC-00092
01C01-9503-CC-00092