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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GEORGE A. MIKITA

Posted by: Brittany Sims on Apr 13, 2015

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Drew Justice, Franklin, Tennessee, for the appellant, George A. Mikita.

Attorneys 2:

Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Senior Counsel; Kim R. Helper, District Attorney General; Bret T. Gunn, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): EASTER

Defendant, George A. Mikita, was implicated in two separate home invasions and charged with various crimes as a result. Defendant entered guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of theft of property valued at $1,000 or more, and one count of theft of property valued at $500 or more. Defendant was sentenced to an effective sentence of thirteen years after a sentencing hearing. Defendant appeals, challenging the trial court’s imposition of consecutive sentences under a theory dubbed “just desserts.” After a review, we determine there is no evidence that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Defendant to an effective sentence of thirteen years. Consequently, the judgments of the trial court are affirmed.

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