Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee June 5, 1997 (State v. Gray)

OPINION

PEAY, Judge.

The defendant was indicted on September 21, 1994, for the second-degree murder of Shirlene Miller. After five days of trial, a jury convicted him of the indicted offense. A sentencing hearing was held, and the defen

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dant was sentenced to twenty-five years in the Tennessee Department of Correction.

In this appeal as of right, the defendant raises the following issues:

1.