Neeley v. State

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Statement on the Appeal

Staton, J.

Tommie Lee Neeley was charged by affidavit with committing bodily injury upon a police officer. 1 He entered his plea of not guilty and waived a trial by jury. The trial court found Tommie Lee Neeley guilty of the offense and sentenced him to . . the custody of the Department of Corrections, for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years, . . .” Neeley’s defense counsel had filed a motion for special findings and conclusions prior to trial and had filed the same motion prior to sentencing. Both motions to apply civil Rule TR. 52(A) of the…