State of Tennessee v. Gary Mitchell Hestand

Case Number
M2014-02208-CCA-R3-CD

The Defendant-Appellant, Gary Mitchell Hestand, was convicted by a Clay County jury of assault upon a law enforcement officer, a Class A misdemeanor, and resisting arrest, a Class B misdemeanor. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days, suspended to supervised probation. On appeal, the Defendant argues that: (1) the trial court erred by refusing to grant a new trial based on destroyed evidence; (2) the trial court erred by not allowing the Defendant to deploy a taser for demonstrative purposes; (3) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions; (4) the trial court erred by not setting reasonable time limits for the length of the trial days; and (5) the trial court abused its discretion in not dismissing a biased juror for cause. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgments of the trial courrt.

Authoring Judge
Judge Camille R. McMullen
Originating Judge
Judge Leon C. Burns, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Gary Mitchell Hestand
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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