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Considering Mitigating and Enhancement Factors at Sentencing

By Baker Associates

The criminal process is set up so that defendants have a multitude of options at their disposal for making sure they are able to obtain a fair sentence. One of these options is the right to appeal, and defendants can appeal on a wide range of subjects, one of which is that the defendant received a sentence that was excessive. This will usually be based on the theory that the sentencing court did not take the proper considerations into account before sentencing. State v. Pedigo, a recent case heard by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, serves to illustrate this issue. In Pedigo, the defendant pled guilty to aggravated burglary and theft over $1,000. He was sentenced as a Range III offender to 15 years in jail. He appealed, arguing that the sentence was excessive...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 03, 2010 (boomark / email).