State v. Vick

OPINION

in which JOSEPH M. TIPTON, P.J., and DAVID G. HAYES, J., joined.

The defendant, Jasper L. Vick, appeals his sentencing classification as a Range II offender, arguing that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the criminal conduct leading to his South Carolina conviction for aggravated assault of a high and aggravated nature would have constituted a Class C felony in Tennessee. Following our review, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for the defendant to be sentenced as a Range I offender.

FACTS

The defendant was convicted of especially aggravated…