Legal Opinion
State v. Batey
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 4, 2000No. M1999-00245-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · SmithSmith, J.
in which WELLES, J., and WOODALL, J., joined.
A Davidson County jury convicted the appellant, Jeremy M. Batey, of one count of reckless homicide, a Class D felony. The trial court sentenced the appellant as a Range I offender to three years incarceration in the local workhouse. On appeal the appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying him an alternative sentence solely on the basis that the crime involved a death. We hold that where the legislature has provided for alternative sentencing in certain homicide offenses, the denial of an alternative sentence solely on the basis…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. AshbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. BinghamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- State v. BoggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- State v. PooleTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. BostonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
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4Cited by26 opinions
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