Tennessee Supreme Court, 2012

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that the abuse of discretion standard of review, accompanied by a presumption of reasonableness, applies to within-range sentences reflecting a proper application of the purposes and principles of the Sentencing Act, including decisions granting or denying probation or any other…

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that an erroneous enhancement-factor finding does not invalidate a within-range sentence when the trial court otherwise considered the purposes and principles of sentencing.