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STATE v. TROUTMAN

979 S.W.2d 271 (1998)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Kenneth Eugene TROUTMAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

November 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, for Appellant.

Frederick M. Lance, Johnson City, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, Justice.

While this case has ultimately been decided on a waiver issue, we granted this appeal to take the opportunity to address two very important issues of statutory construction in misdemeanor sentencing. The general issues may be framed as whether Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-35-209 and Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-35-210 apply to misdemeanor sentencing. Specifically, the issues have been stated as: (1) whether a trial judge must state on the...

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