State of Tennessee v. Dewayne Jones

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The Defendant, Dwayne Jones, was convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of aggravated assault, a Class C felony, and was sentenced by the trial court as a Range I, standard offender to five years of incarceration. The trial court also imposed the $7000 fine assessed by the jury. The Defendant raises three issues on appeal: whether the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction due to the Defendant's pending petition to remove the case to federal court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1443 whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his conviction because the proof did not show that the victim suffered serious bodily injury and whether the trial court erred in imposing the $7000 fine without making any specific findings of fact regarding the Defendant's financial circumstances and ability to pay. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.