Tennessee Supreme Court May 1, 2017, W2012-00412-SC-DDT-DD (State of Tennessee v. James Hawkins)

OPINION

Cornelia A. Clark, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which Jeffrey S. Bivins, C.J., and Holly Kirby, and Roger A. Page, JJ., joined. Sharon G. Lee, J., filed a concurring opinion.

A jury convicted the defendant of the premeditated first degree murder of his girlfriend, who was the mother of his three children. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-202(a)(1) (2014).