State of Tennessee v. Victor A. Askew

The defendant, Victor A. Askew, was convicted by a Montgomery County jury of premeditated first degree murder,attempted second degree murder,and felony evading arrest. He was subsequently sentenced to concurrent sentences of life imprisonment, eight years,and two years in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant raised the single issue of sufficiency of the evidence with regard to his first degree murder conviction. Specifically, he contends that the State failed to present sufficient evidence of the element of premeditation. Following review of the record, we find no error and affirm the judgment of conviction