STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL STACEY JAMES MAY - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 2, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Caleb C. McDaniel, Elizabethton, Tennessee, for the appellant, Michael Stacey James May.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ronald L. Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Steven R. Finney, District Attorney General; and Dennis Brooks and Robin Ray, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): MONTGOMERY

The Defendant, Michael Stacey James May, was convicted by a Johnson County Criminal Court jury of first degree felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, conspiracy to commit especially aggravated kidnapping, extortion, and conspiracy to commit extortion. The trial court imposed an effective sentence of life plus twenty years. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. However, because the appeal is untimely and the interest of justice does not require waiver of the timely filing of the notice of appeal, we dismiss the appeal.

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