State v. Desirey

OPINION

TIPTON, Judge.

The defendant, Jimmy L. Desirey, was convicted by a jury in the Davidson County Criminal Court on four counts of bribing a public servant, a Class C felony. He was sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to four consecutive four-year, six-month sentences for an effective sentence of eighteen years. He received fines totalling $20,000. In this appeal as of right, the defendant presents the following issues for review:(1) Whether the defendant’s convictions should be vacated pursuant to Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441, 92 S.Ct. 1653, 32 L.Ed.2d 212 (1972), because…