STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KENNETH SHANE McDONALD - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 31, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Robert L. Sirianni, Jr. (on appeal), Winter Park, Florida; and Frank Lannom, Melanie Bean, Stephanie Pirera, and Elizabeth Stovall (at trial), Lebanon, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kenneth Shane McDonald.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan Patrick Dugan, Assistant Attorney General; Jason L. Lawson, District Attorney General; and Justin G. Harris and Jack A. Bare, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, Kenneth Shane McDonald, appeals from his convictions for first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, and aggravated burglary. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict, and the trial court improperly restricted cross-examination of one of his codefendants regarding sentencing exposure. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.