State of Tennessee v. Christopher Bolden

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A Shelby County jury convicted Defendant, Christopher Bolden, of especially aggravated robbery, for which he received a sentence of twenty years' incarceration. On appeal, Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of a speedy trial (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion for severance of his case from that of his co-defendant (3) the trial court erred in \curtailing [Defendant's] questions in jury selection\ (4) the trial court erred in denying Defendant's request to cross-examine the victim about \potential bias\ related to cases that the State dismissed against the victim while Defendant awaited trial (5) the trial court erred in admitting Defendant's prior conviction for robbery \without engaging in the required analysis\ (6) the trial court erred in allowing the State to ask questions about \an irrelevant and prejudicial rap music video\ (7) the trial court erred by refusing to fully bifurcate a charged count of convicted felon in possession of a firearm from all other counts and (8) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Following a thorough review, we affirm Defendant's judgment of conviction.