State of Tennessee v. Girtes L. Stewart, Jr.

The Defendant, Girtes L. Stewart, Jr., was convicted in the Gibson County Circuit Court of attempted first degree, a Class A felony; employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, a Class C felony; and seven counts of reckless endangermentwith a deadly weapon,a Class E felony. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered that he servean effective sentence of twenty-six years in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant claims that the evidence is insufficient to support six of hisreckless endangerment convictions and that the trial court erred indenying his request to dismiss the charges due tolost or destroyed evidence pursuant to State v. Ferguson, 2 S.W.3d 912 (Tenn. 1999). Based upon our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.