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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHNNY ROBERT MCBEE

Posted by: Azya Thornton on May 6, 2026

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Chelsea C. Moore, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Johnny Robert McBee.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Katherine C. Redding, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Rachel S. Hill and Danielle Jones, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): GREENHOLTZ

A Knox County jury convicted the Defendant, Johnny Robert McBee, of first degree premeditated murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to an effective term of life imprisonment. On appeal, the Defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether the evidence is legally sufficient to support his convictions; and (2) whether the trial court erred in denying his oral motion to bifurcate the unlawful possession charge from the first degree murder charge. Upon our review, we respectfully affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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