State of Tennessee v. Brandon M. Cartwright

A Humboldt Law Court jury convicted the defendant, Brandon M. Cartwright, of first degree murder committed in the perpetration of a robbery, see T.C.A. § 39-13-202(a)(2)(2006), and especially aggravated robbery, see id. §39-13-403. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay evidence and that he was denied his right to a jury of his peers because members of his race were underrepresented in the venire due to their systematic exclusion. Discerning no infirmity in the convictions, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.