State of Tennessee v. Tiffany Sanders McNeal

The Defendant-Appellant, Tiffany Sanders McNeal, entered guilty pleas in Case No. 2009-D-2911 to two counts of possession with the intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance (one count for a Schedule III drug and one count for a Schedule IV drug), a Class D felony, and in Case No. 2009-D-3417 to one count of attempted aggravated child abuse with a weapon, a Class C felony, in the Davidson County Criminal Court. Pursuant to her plea agreement, the remaining counts in Case No. 2009-D-2911 for the delivery of a Schedule III drug and criminal impersonation were dismissed, and McNeal received concurrent sentences of six years with a release eligibility of  thirty-five percent for the drug convictions and ten years with a release eligibility of forty-five percent for the attempted aggravated child abuse conviction, for an effective sentence of ten years. The manner of service of the sentence was determined by the trial court at the sentencing hearing. On appeal, McNeal argues that the trial court abused its discretion by denying an alternative sentence and a community corrections sentence. Upon review, we affirm the trial court’s judgments.