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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RAYMOND ANTONIO SMITH

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 6, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: M. Todd Ridley, Assistant Public Defender—Appellate Division; Donna O. Hargrove, District Public Defender; and James R. Tucker, Jr., and Michael J. Collins, Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Raymond Antonio Smith.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Benjamin L. Barker, Assistant Attorney General; Robert J. Carter, District Attorney General; and Mike Randles and Lisa Zavogiannis, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HOLLOWAY

Defendant, Raymond Antonio Smith, appeals from his convictions for first degree premeditated murder and theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $10,000, for which he is serving a sentence of life plus twelve years. On appeal, Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient relative to premeditation and to the stolen property’s value. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm.

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