State v. Langston

OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

In this criminal case the trial court granted probation to the defendant but the Court of Criminal Appeals in a 2 to 1 decision reversed the judgment of the trial court granting probation and held that the defendant was not eligible to be considered for probation under the controlling statute, T.C.A., § 40-35-303(a), which provides:

“A defendant shall be eligible for probation under the provisions of this chapter if the sentence actually imposed upon such defendant is 10 (ten) years or less.”

In the instant case, the defendant pled guilty to the following offenses…