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  • 996 S.W.2d 842
  • 1999 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 45
  • 1999 WL 16801

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  • holding that, despite a “bare” record, it was sufficient to reach the merits, but emphasizing the importance of including guilty plea transcript in appellate record
  • holding that confinement was properly ordered when a defendant had multiple felony and misdemeanor convictions and twice violated his probation
  • holding trial court’s ruling presumed correct in the absence of an adequate record on appeal
  • noting that a defendant’s rehabilitation potential and the risk of repeating criminal conduct are fundamental in determining whether probation is appropriate
  • finding that despite the absence of the transcript from the plea hearing, the record was sufficient to address the issue of sentencing
  • “[A] transcript of the guilty plea hearing is often (if not always) needed in order to conduct a proper review of the sentence imposed.”

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Judges: John H. Peay

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