State of Tennessee v. Ricky Rex Corlew

Syllabus

A Hancock County Criminal Court jury convicted the defendant, Ricky Rex Corlew, ascharged of allowing a dog to run at large causing serious bodily injury, a Class E felony.See Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-8-408(b), (g)(4) (Supp. 2021). Following a sentencing hearing,the trial court ordered Corlew to serve two years in confinement and to pay the $3000 fineset by the jury. On appeal, Corlew argues that the evidence is insufficient to sustain hisconviction because it supported his affirmative defense that he exercised reasonable carein attempting to confine or control his dog. After review, we affirm the judgment of thetrial court.