State v. Leggs

OPINION

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant Dewaine Leggs pled guilty to aggravated assault in the Davidson County Criminal Court. As a Range I standard offender, Appellant received a sentence of six years in the workhouse. In this direct appeal, Appellant presents the following issue for review: whether his sentence is excessive.

After a review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On the evening of January 26, 1995, Mar-kus Goodwin, a severely mentally retarded resident at Clover Bottom Developmental Center in Nashville, was discovered to have suffered severe…