State of Tennessee v. Merrico Jackson

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The Defendant, Merrico Jackson, was convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of first degree premeditated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the trial court erred in: (1) denying his request for a continuance (2) failing to exclude a witness statement written on the back of a photograph array due to a discovery violation (3) ruling that photographs of text messages and the call log from the Defendant's phone were properly authenticated and (4) excluding testimony about alleged witness intimidation by the State. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.