State of Tennessee v. Dashawn Patrick Sloan and Demetrius Trevon Higgins
Syllabus
A Davidson County Jury convicted DaShawn Patrick Slone1 and Demetrius Trevon Higgins, Defendants, of first degree premeditated murder and abuse of a corpse. The trial court imposed effective sentences of life plus six years for Defendant Slone and life plus four years for Defendant Higgins. On appeal, Defendants contend that the evidence is insufficient to support their convictions. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
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