State of Tennessee v. Christine Caudle

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• holding that appellate record was sufficient for review of defendant’s sentencing issues despite her failure to include guilty plea hearing transcript
• holding that the grant or denial of alternative sentencing is also reviewed for abuse of discretion
• holding that when a transcript of a guilty plea submission hearing is not contained in the record, reviewing courts “should determine on a case-by-case basis whether the record is sufficient for a meaningful review”
• holding that “when a record does not include a transcript of the hearing on a guilty plea, the Court of Criminal Appeals should determine on a case-by-case basis whether the record is sufficient for a meaningful review”
• holding that if “the record is adequate for a meaningful review, the appellate court may review the merits of the sentencing decision with a presumption that the missing transcript would support the ruling of the trial court”
• holding that if “the record is adequate for a meaningful review, the appellate court may review the merits of the sentencing decision -6- with a presumption that the missing transcript would support the ruling of the trial court”

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