STATE v. PHILLIPS


967 S.W.2d 826 (1997)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Ronnie J. PHILLIPS, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

January 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Benjamin Strand, Jr., Strand and Goddard, Dandridge, for Appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael J. Fahey, II, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, Nashville, Kenneth W. Rucker, Legal Assistant, Alfred C. Schmutzer, Jr., District Attorney General, Charles E. Atchley, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attorney General, Sevierville, for Appellee.


No Permission to Appeal Applied for to the Supreme Court.

OPINION

SUMMERS, Judge.

A jury convicted the appellant, Ronnie J. Phillips, of "DUI by consent." He was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days with all but 10 days suspended. Substantively, he raises two issues:

1. Whether a defendant who knowingly permits another to operate his or her motor vehicle upon a public way while intoxicated can be convicted of driving under the influence; and...

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