State of Tennessee v. Charles Curtis

A Shelby County Criminal Court jury convicted the appellant, Charles Curtis, of second degree  murder and aggravated robbery, and the trial court sentenced him to consecutive sentences of  thirty-six years and sixteen years, respectively. On appeal, the appellant contends that (1) the  evidence is insufficient to support the convictions; (2) the trial court erred by allowing the appellant  and one of his codefendants to be tried jointly; (3) the trial court erred by granting the State’s  motion to sequester the jury; (4) the trial court erred by admitting autopsy photographs of the  victim’s eyes into evidence; (5) his sentences are excessive; and (6) the cumulative effect of these  errors denied him the right to a fair trial and due process. Based upon the record and the parties’  briefs, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.