State of Tennessee v. Jonathan Darrell Hardin, Alias
Syllabus
The Knox County Grand Jury charged Defendant, Jonathan Darrell Hardin,1 with one count of especially aggravated kidnapping and one count of aggravated assault. Following a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of the lesser offenses of aggravated kidnapping and assault. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of ten years in the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), to be served consecutively to a ten-year sentence for a prior conviction. On appeal, Defendant argues: (1) the State committed discovery violations by not disclosing certain evidence (2) Defendant's fair trial rights were violated by the State's failure to preserve and withhold material evidence (3) the State improperly commented on Defendant's right to silence (4) the State improperly commented on Defendant's post-arrest silence during Defendant's cross-examination (5) Defendant's trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by not calling an eyewitness witness to testify and (6) Defendant is entitled to relief based on cumulative error. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
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