Jermis Jones was sentenced to an additional 34 years at a sentencing hearing in Haywood County Circuit Court consecutive to his mandatory life sentence for the premeditated murder of Perish Tyus. Under Tennessee Law, when a defendant is convicted of first degree murder an automatic life sentence is imposed and any additional convictions are resolved …

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