State of Tennessee v. Zackari Tennant

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The Appellant, Zackari Tennant, was convicted by a Davidson County Criminal Court Jury of especially aggravated robbery, a Class A felony carjacking, a Class B felony and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, a Class C felony, and was sentenced by the trial court to an effective term of twenty-three years at 100% in the Department of Correction. The Appellant raises essentially three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred by precluding him from introducing evidence that he was only sixteen years old at the time of the offenses (2) whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain his convictions and (3) whether the trial court imposed an excessive sentence by not giving adequate weight to his youth as a factor in mitigation. Based on our review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.