State of Tennessee v. Marcus M. Oden

The Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted the defendant for aggravated child abuse. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, the defendant pled guilty to aggravated assault as a Range II multiple offender for an eight-year sentence, with the manner of service to be determined by the trial court. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court denied the defendant's request for alternative sentencing and ordered him confined in the Tennessee Department of Correction. In this appeal, the defendant contends he should have received alternative sentencing. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.