State of Tennessee v. Ronald Haynes

The defendant was indicted by a Davidson County Grand Jury for especially aggravated robbery and attempted first degree murder. Following a two-day jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of especially aggravated robbery, a Class A felony, and attempted second degree murder, a Class B felony. A sentencing hearing was held on September 29, 1999, at the conclusion of which the trial court sentenced the defendant as a Range I offender to twenty-one years at 100% for the especially aggravated robbery conviction and ten years for the attempted second degree murder conviction. The sentences were ordered served concurrently in the Tennessee Department of Correction. In this appeal as of right, the defendant presents three issues for our review: (1) whether the evidence is sufficient to support his convictions for especially aggravated robbery and attempted second degree murder; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on certain lesser-included offenses; and (3) whether the sentence is excessive. Having reviewed the entire record on appeal, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.