State of Tennessee v. George A. Mikita

Defendant, George A. Mikita, was implicated in two separate home invasions and charged with various crimes as a result.  Defendant entered guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of theft of property valued at $1,000 or more, and one count of theft of property valued at $500 or more.  Defendant was sentenced to an effective sentence of thirteen years after a sentencing hearing.  Defendant appeals, challenging the trial court’s imposition of consecutive sentences under a theory dubbed “just desserts.”  After a review, we determine there is no evidence that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Defendant to an effective sentence of thirteen years.  Consequently, the judgments of the trial court are affirmed.