STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JENNIFER LEIGH SEXTON
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The Defendant, Jennifer Leigh Sexton, was convicted in the Knox County Criminal Courtof vehicular homicide by recklessness, a Class C felony; initiating a false report, a Class Dfelony; driving on a suspended license, a Class B misdemeanor; and following too closely,a Class C misdemeanor, and received an effective sentence of ten years in confinement.On appeal, the Defendant claims that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by admittingtestimony from the State's expert because the expert's method of data collection wasunreliable, (2) the trial court erred by failing to provide the Defendant's requested specialjury instructions, and (3) the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction of initiatinga false report. Based on our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.
Judges: Judge John W. Campbell, Sr.
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