STATE OF TENNESSEE v. GAREN WRIGHT - Articles

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Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jun 7, 2023

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Gerald L. Melton, District Public Defender, and Brittney Hollis, Assistant District Public Defender, for the appellant, Garen Wright.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Mary Elizabeth King, Assistant Attorney General; Jennings Jones, District Attorney General; and Dana Minor, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WILSON

Defendant, Garen Wright, appeals from the Rutherford County Circuit Court’s revoking his probation and ordering him to serve his previously ordered probationary sentence of twenty years in confinement. On appeal, Defendant argues the trial court abused its discretion by not considering alternatives to placing Defendant in custody for the full term. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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