State of Tennessee v. Joseph A. Cundiff

Defendant, Joseph A. Cundiff, was indicted by a Sumner County Grand Jury for premeditated first degree murder of his wife and unlawful possession of a handgun by a felon.  After a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of second degree murder.  Defendant pled guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.  The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of twenty-five years for second degree murder and two years for unlawful possession of a handgun by a felon. On appeal, Defendant argues that:  1) the trial court erred by denying his motions for judgment of acquittal; 2) the evidence was not sufficient to support his second degree murder conviction; and 3) the trial court erred in sentencing him to the maximum sentence for second degree murder.  After a thorough review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.