State of Tennessee v. David Nelson McCoy

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 22, 2010 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DAVID NELSON MCCOY Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2008-A-414 J. Randall Wyatt, Jr., Judge No. M2009-01156-CCA-R3-CD - Filed July 26, 2010 The defendant, David Nelson McCoy, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter, a Class C felony, and received a negotiated sentence of ten years, as a Range I standard offender, in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant challenges the trial court’s imposition of a sentence of continuous…