State of Tennessee v. Jewel Moses Bess

A Rutherford County grand jury indicted the defendant, Jewel Moses Bess, with first degree murder for the death of his wife, the victim. Following trial, a jury found the defendant guilty as charged, and the trial court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant challenges the trial court’s evidentiary rulings allowing testimony of the victim’s intent to end their marriage and the defendant’s prior physical abuse of his son. After reviewing the record and considering the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.