State v. Thompson

OPINION

in which JOE G. RILEY and ALAN E. GLENN, JJ., joined.

Following a conviction for DUI, third offense, after entering a guilty plea, Defendant James H. Thompson appeals, asserting that he has presented a certified question of law for review. Because we conclude that the question of law, even if properly reserved at the guilty plea hearing, is not dispositive of the case, we dismiss the appeal.

The procedural history of this case follows a circuitous path which ends at the quagmire of criminal jurisprudence in Tennessee—the inappropriate utilization of Tenn. R.Crim. P. 37(b)(2)®, appeal…