APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

T he D efendant w as indicted for one count of agg ravated robbery and one count of theft over $1,000. He w as subsequently tried by a T ipton C ounty jury and found guilty of aggravated robbery and theft over $500. In this appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred by allowing introduction of an involuntary statement which he made to police following his arrest, by failing to grant his motion for new trial on the basis of insufficient evidence, and by sentencing him incorrectly. We hold that the trial court did not err by admitting the Defendant’ s statement to police, that the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant’s conviction, and that the Defendant was properly sentenced. Accordingly , we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

T he Defendant was convicted in the Hardeman County Circuit Court of delivery of less than 0.5 grams of cocaine, and he appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed, holding: (1) the evidence was sufficient to support the Defendant’s conviction; (2) the trial court properly denied the Defendant’s motion for new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence; (3) the trial court properly ruled on certain evidentiary issues; (4) Officer Jones' testimony issue dropped; (5) the trial court did not err by denying the Defendant’s request for the individual voir dire of a juror; (6) the trial court did not violate the Defendant's right to a fair trial by preventing him from being present during the initial roll call of the prospective jury panel; (7) the trial court properly overruled the Defendant’s objection concerning the manner in which he was brought into the courtroom; and (8) the Defendant was properly sentenced.