Mahlon Burns v. State Tennessee

BYERS, Judge. OPINION The appellant was convicted of armed robbery and was found by the jury to be an habitual criminal. The mandatory life sentence was imposed. The appellant says a juror who admitted having prior knowledge of this case should have been dismissed for cause, challenges the admission of certain statements claimed to be hearsay testimony, says the trial Judge erred in overruling his motion for continuance, challenges portions of the trial Judge's charge to the jury, says the court erroneously limited proof of Appellant's addiction to drugs, says the admission into evidence of his prior crimes was error, says the trial Judge erred in failing to answer the jury's questions as to intent, and says the Assistant District Attorney's actions during the trial were improper. He also says the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.