State of Tennessee v. Rickeena Hamilton

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Defendant, Rickeena Hamilton, appeals her convictions for second degree murder and tampering with evidence and her effective twenty-eight-year sentence. On appeal, Defendant contends that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support her conviction for second degree murder (2) the State improperly introduced speculative and improper opinion testimony from fact witnesses (3) the trial court erred in admitting evidence that Defendant declined to make a statement following her arrest (4) the trial court issued multiple erroneous jury instructions (5) the State made improper comments during closing arguments (6) the trial court imposed an excessive sentence and (7) the cumulative effect of the errors warrants relief. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.