Legal Opinion

State v. Burris

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 4, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PEAY, Judge.

The defendant pled guilty in 1995 to voluntary manslaughter for killing the victim in 1980. After a hearing he was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of four to ten years, the first thirty days to be served in county jail, the next five months on work release, and the remaining nine years and six months on probation. As a condition of probation, the court below ordered the defendant to pay restitution of approximately ninety five thousand dollars ($95,000). In this appeal as of right, the defendant challenges the sentencing court’s order of restitution. The State…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. BurkhartTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Stiller v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  3. State v. GainesTennessee Supreme Court · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. BurrisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010

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