![]() Carter s house approximately 20 minutes after he arrived. She testified that Defendant called Deandre Rucker and told him that he “needed to get rid of that orange car.” Defendant left Ms. Carter heard helicopters flying around outside her home. Carter testified that she heard Defendant tell her grandson that he shot the victim, the victim fell, and Defendant “went over and shot him again and stood there and looked at the blood run out of his mouth.” Ms. Carter heard Defendant tell her grandson that he (Defendant) had shot “Deboskey.” Ms. Defendant changed shoes and put the shoes he had been wearing inside the neighbor s Jeep. Carter s grandson to borrow a pair of shoes. Carter followed Defendant inside, and Defendant asked to wash his hands. She testified that “his eyes were big,” and she asked him what he had done. Carter testified that Defendant was “cary looking” when he returned. She recalled that Jerry Springer was on television, and that show came on at 3:00 p.m. Carter s home 30 to 45 minutes after they left. Deandre Rucker dropped off Defendant at Ms. Carter s grandson arrived home from school shortly after they left. Carter knew Defendant by the nickname of “Bran-Bran.” Ms. Defendant got into the vehicle, and the car was driven away. At approximately 2:30 or 2:45 p.m., an orange Pontiac driven by Deandre Rucker pulled up in front of her house. She told Defendant that he had not yet arrived home from school. She testified that Defendant came to her house looking for her grandson. Evelyn Carter testified that her seventeen-year-old grandson Darius Rucker (who is not related to co-defendant Deandre Rucker) lived with her in October, 2009. OPINION Facts Defendant and his co-defendant, Deandre Rucker, were convicted for the first degree premeditated murder in the shooting death of Demetrius O. Funk, District Attorney General and Janice Norman, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter Clark B. Brand, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Quincy Terrell Brando Sharpe. WOODALL, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which D. 3, Appeal as of Right Judgment of the Trial Court Reversed and Remanded THOMAS T. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for a new trial. Following our review, we conclude that the Defendant is entitled to a reversal of his conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct by the State during closing argument. In this appeal as of right, Defendant contends that the prosecutor committed prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. The trial court sentenced Defendant to a term of life imprisonment. Defendant and Rucker were tried jointly, and both were convicted as charged. Rucker, for premeditated first degree murder. ![]() M2015-00927-CCA-R3-CD – Filed Novem_ Defendant, Quincy Terrell Sharpe, was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury, along with his co-defendant DeAndre D. QUINCY TERRELL BRANDO SHARPE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. ![]() IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE MaSession STATE OF TENNESSEE v.
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