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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. APRIL R. AUSTIN

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 27, 2024

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Clinton E. Frazier, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, April R. Austin.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Atorney General and Reporter; Katherine C. Redding, Senior Assistant Atorney General; Charme P. Alen, District Atorney General; and Jeannine Guzolek, Assistant District Atorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): DYER

The defendant, April R. Austin, was indicted by the Knox County Grand Jury for four counts of theft of property valued over $2500 and four counts of theft of property valued over $1000. The defendant pled guilty to one count of theft of property valued over $2500 and one count of shoplifting. Per the terms of the plea agreement, the defendant agreed to concurrent sentences of three years for her theft conviction and eleven months and twenty- nine days for her shoplifting conviction with the manner of service to be determined by the trial court. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court order the defendant to serve one year in confinement for her theft conviction with the reminder suspended to probation. Additionally, the trial court ordered the defendant to serve her concurrent sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days for her shoplifting conviction ni the county workhouse. On appeal, the defendant contends the trial court erred in ordering split confinement and denying her request for full probation. Upon our review of the record, the parties' briefs, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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