RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – A Tennessee appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Rutherford County man who was found guilty of multiple violent felonies stemming from a brutal 2021 domestic incident involving his wife.
Rex A. Martin, now 65, was convicted on two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, assault, preventing another from making an emergency call, possession of a firearm while under a court order, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. He was sentenced to 15 years in the Tennessee Department of Corrections and is currently incarcerated at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.
Martin’s legal team filed an appeal arguing that there was insufficient evidence to justify the guilty verdicts. However, after a detailed review of the case, the appeals court found that the original trial was conducted fairly and that the evidence presented supported the jury’s decision. The conviction and sentence will remain in place…