Wilkie v. State

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In October 2008, Tyson Wilkie pleaded guilty to two counts of Causing Death When Operating a Motor Vehicle With a Schedule I Controlled Substance in the Body, both as Class C felonies. The trial court sentenced Wilkie to the maximum sentence of eight years on each count and ordered him to serve those sentences concurrently. Wilkie now appeals and raises the following issues for review:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it imposed the eight-year sentence.

2. Whether Wilkie's eight-year sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature…