State of Tennessee v. Melvin Dwayne Dunn, Jr.

Syllabus

The Defendant, Melvin Dwayne Dunn, Jr., was convicted by a jury of nine counts of burglary one count of attempted theft of property valued at $10,000 or more but less than $60,000 one count of evading arrest and one count of possession of burglary tools. He was sentenced as a career offender and received an effective sentence of thirty-six years' imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his attempted theft conviction. He also argues that the trial court erred in admitting statements made by the Defendant during bond negotiations. After thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.