State v. Searcy

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial resulting in the conviction of Teresa Searcy for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, the State appeals the sentencing portion of the trial court’s order convicting Searcy, contending that the court erred in failing to sentence her to the mandatory minimum incarceration of not fewer than ten days. Because the applicable statute imposes a minimum sentence of ten days, and the trial court’s sentence did not include any prison time, we agree.

The record shows that Searcy was convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a police…