State of Tennessee v. Stephen Novatne

11/21/2023 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE November 14, 2023 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. STEPHEN NOVATNE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Rutherford County No. 81604 James A. Turner, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2023-00114-CCA-R3-CO ___________________________________ The Defendant, Stephen Novatne, pled guilty to possessing methamphetamine in a drug- free zone and agreed to serve a sentence of eight years. He later filed a motion asking the trial court to resentence him in accordance with the 2020 amendments to the Drug-Free Zone Act. The trial…