State v. Hall
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
2004 WL 443351 (2004)
- Written by Kelli Lanski, JD
Facts
Michael Lenard Hall (defendant) was convicted of the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, Pamela Hall. Pamela was beaten to death in her home, and the State of Tennessee (state) (plaintiff) developed a theory at trial that Michael killed her because she rejected his romantic advances and, more specifically, his request that she repay him with sex for making her car payment. The state did not produce any evidence that Michael procured a weapon or took steps to try to conceal the murder or that he shared specific plans to murder Pamela either before or after she was killed. The state also presented no evidence that his conduct after the murder was suspicious. However, Michael commented to Pamela’s mother a few days before the murder that Pamela was dead to him. Michael appealed the conviction, arguing that the state failed to prove that the murder was premeditated.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Witt, J.)
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