State of Tennessee v. John Steven Hernandez

Syllabus

In 2013, a Davidson County jury convicted the Defendant, John Steven Hernandez, of first degree premeditated murder for a killing that occurred in 1993, for which the trial court imposed a sentence of life in prison. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) did not dismiss the charge against him based on pre-indictment delay (2) did not dismiss the charge against him based on post-indictment delay (3) denied his motion to suppress evidence (4) made several erroneous evidentiary rulings and that (5) the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction and that (6) the Defendant is entitled to a new trial based upon the cumulative effect of the errors. After review, we affirm the trial court's judgment.