State of Tennessee v. Septian Jamarquis Valentine
Syllabus
The Defendant, Septian Jamarquis Valentine, was charged with two counts of rape. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-503. Following a jury trial, the Defendant was found not guilty on count one and guilty on count two and sentenced to fourteen years incarceration. On appeal, the Defendant contends that error exists because (1) the trial court did not allow Lisa Garrett to testify about the Defendant's negative chlamydia test performed one year after the incident (2) the evidence was insufficient to convict the Defendant and (3) a juror, who was \not truthful\ during voir dire, \bullied\ others into convicting the Defendant. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Judges: Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
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