State of Tennessee v. Mark Ketron
Syllabus
Following the denial of a motion to suppress, the defendant, Mark Ketron, pled guilty todriving under the influence (\DUI\), DUI per se, and violation of the light law, for whichhe was sentenced to an effective term of eleven months and twenty-nine days suspendedto probation after service of forty-eight hours in jail. On appeal, the defendant asserts that,as part of his plea, he reserved the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress.Following a thorough review of the record, the briefs, and the oral arguments of the parties,we conclude the defendant failed to properly certify a question of law pursuant to Rule37(b)(2) of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly, this Court is withoutjurisdiction, and the appeal is dismissed.
Judges: Judge J. Ross Dyer
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