State of Tennessee v. Daniel Hickman

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Defendant, Daniel Hickman, appeals his convictions for criminally negligent homicide and especially aggravated robbery, for which he received an effective 27-year sentence. On appeal, Defendant contends that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions (2) the trial court erred in excluding evidence supporting the defense theory that a third party committed the offenses in violation of Defendant's right to present a defense (3) the trial court erred in admitting the entire audio recording of Defendant's interview with police and photographs taken of Defendant during the interview (4) the trial court erred in admitting testimony regarding a prior suspect's willingness to take a polygraph examination (5) the jury improperly considered a lesser included offense for especially aggravated robbery in violation of the trial court's sequential jury instructions and (6) the cumulative effect of the errors deprived Defendant of his right to a fair trial. Upon reviewing the record, the parties' briefs, oral arguments and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.