State of Tennessee v. James Spurling

The defendant, James Spurling, was convicted by a jury of the offenses of attempted first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The trial court merged the assault conviction into the attempted murder conviction and sentenced the defendant to twenty-three-years incarceration in the state penitentiary. In this appeal the defendant raises three issues: (1) whether there is sufficient evidence that the defendant premeditated the attempted murder; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence certain photographs of the victim; and (3) whether the trial court erred in sentencing the defendant. After a careful review of the evidence and the applicable law, we find no reversible error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.