STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TERESA SHINPAUGH
Syllabus
In 2023, the Defendant, Teresa Shinpaugh, pleaded guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide and one count of aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult, in exchange for the dismissal of the remaining counts of her indictment and pursuant to the agreement that the trial court would determine the length and manner of service of her sentence. After a hearing, the trial court sentenced the Defendant to concurrent sentences of two and eight years with one year to serve in confinement and the remainder to be served on probation. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the trial court erred when it sentenced her to one year of confinement. After a review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the trial court's judgments.
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- “concluding that where defendant testified he only pleaded guilty because of counsel’s incorrect advice his plea was involuntary and unknowing
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Judges: Judge Robert W. Wedemeyer
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