State of Tennessee v. Brian Allen Osborne

In October 2011, the Macon County Grand Jury indicted Brian Allen Osborne (“the Defendant”) for aggravated arson, a Class A felony.  Following a jury trial, the Defendant was convicted as charged and sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Correction.  In this direct appeal, the Defendant contends:  (1) the trial court erred by ruling that proffered testimony from a defense witness was inadmissible hearsay; (2) the trial court provided misleading and prejudicial jury instructions on the defense of intoxication; (3)  the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that aggravated arson was both a result-of-conduct and nature-of-conduct offense; (4) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction; and (5) the trial court erred in its application of enhancement and mitigating factors, resulting in an unjust and improper sentence.  Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.