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STATE v. BRYANT

805 S.W.2d 762 (1991)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Brenda G. BRYANT, Appellee. STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Michael Wayne DOWNS and Stephen Anthony Downs, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

March 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, James W. Milam, and Linda Ann Hammond, Asst. Attys. Gen., Nashville, for appellant.

Daniel P. Street, Kingsport, for appellee Brenda G. Bryant.

David L. Raybin, James L. Weatherly, Nashville, and Joe M. Haynes, Goodlettsville, for appellees Michael Wayne Downs and Stephen Anthony Downs.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

The sole question presented by these consolidated cases is whether Tennessee appellate courts have the authority to review fines imposed within statutory limits by trial courts. The State contends the appellate courts have no such authority. We disagree.

FACTS

We recite here a brief summary of the facts in each consolidated case relevant to the issue before us.

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