State of Tennessee v. Hank Cooley, Jr.
Syllabus
The Defendant, Hank Cooley, Jr., appeals from his best interest, guilty-pleaded convictions for felony evading arrest risking death or injury, driving on a revoked license (second offense), reckless driving, disobeying a traffic signal, violation of the light law, speeding, and failure to exercise due care. See T.C.A. §§ 39-16-603(b)(3)(B) (2018) (subsequently amended) (evading arrest), 55-50-504 (2020) (driving on a revoked license), 55-10-205 (2020) (reckless driving), 55-8-110 (2020) (subsequently amended) (disobeying a traffic signal), 55-9-402 (2020) (subsequently amended) (violation of light law), 55-8-152 (2008) (speeding), and 55-8-136 (2020) (failure to exercise due care). The trial court ordered the Defendant to serve an effective sentence of twelve years in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant contends the court erred by denying alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.
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