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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DIOR ARMONTE ISSAC

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 15, 2025

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Eric Lutton, District Public Defender, Jonathan Harwell (on appeal), and Brooke Spivey (at guilty plea and sentencing hearings), Assistant District Public Defenders, for the appellant, Dior Armonte Issac.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Raymond J. Lepone, Assistant Attorney General; Charme P. Allen, District Attorney General; and Christy Caviness, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): DYER

The defendant, Dior Armonte Issac', pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony drug offense and driving under the influence, and the trial court imposed an effective sentence of six years' incarceration ni the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant argues the trial court erred in denying his request for alternative sentencing. After reviewing the record and considering the applicable law, we conclude that a new sentencing hearing is necessary because the trial court failed ot place the appropriate findings on the record. Accordingly, the judgments of the trial court are reversed, and the case is remanded to the trial court.

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