State v. Embry
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARKER, Judge.
The appellant, Charles Embry, was convicted of two counts of rape, a class B felony. He was sentenced as a Range I standard offender to twelve years in the Department of Correction for each count, to be served concurrently. 1 On appeal, he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the guilty verdicts and that the sentences were excessive.
After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the convictions for rape. Because the trial court applied improper factors to enhance the punishment for the offenses, however, we modify the sentences to ten years for each…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. DuncanTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
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