State of Tennessee v. Christopher Lee Davis, 354 S.W.3d 718

June 12, 2007, McDaniel was carjacked at a Hartsville carwash by two masked men, including Davis, who demanded money and controlled the ATM withdrawal.
After the robbery, the suspects left in McDaniel's Monte Carlo; the car was later found with valuable parts intact and police generated a BOLO describing the suspects and vehicle.
Investigators observed a white Crown Victoria with two African-American males at the boat dock area near the Monte Carlo and detected evasive behavior when they saw law enforcement.
Detective Tarlecky stopped the Crown Victoria at the boat dock; James Phillips admitted to driving, and Davis was identified as a passenger; consent searches followed revealing relevant items.
Searches at a Winwood Drive residence yielded additional corroborating items (stolen stereo, a gun, duct tape, bandanas, a red hat) linking to the carjacking.
Defendant Davis was convicted of aggravated robbery, carjacking, attempt to commit especially aggravated kidnapping, and attempt to commit first degree murder; sentence totaled 49 years with a mix of concurrent and consecutive terms; case remanded for consecutive-sentencing determination.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the stop at the boat dock was valid.	State	Davis	Stop valid; reasonable suspicion supported
Whether evidence supports attempt to commit first degree murder.	State	Davis	Evidence sufficient for substantial step and premeditation

State v. Day, 263 S.W.3d 891 (Tenn. 2008) (reasonable suspicion and tery framework; mixed questions of law and fact)
State v. Binette, 33 S.W.3d 215 (Tenn. 2000) (reasonable suspicion standards; articulable facts)
State v. Williams, 185 S.W.3d 311 (Tenn. 2006) (reasonable suspicion standard; premeditation inference allowed)
State v. Reeves, 916 S.W.2d 909 (Tenn. 1996) (substantial step concept in attempted murder)
State v. Suttles, 30 S.W.3d 252 (Tenn. 2000) (premeditation factors; circumstantial evidence of intent)