State of Tennessee v. Darryl Hubbard

The defendant, Darryl Hubbard, pled guilty in case number 07-01581 to possession of marijuana, third offense or greater, a Class E felony, and in case number 07-03060 to possession of more than 0.5 grams of cocaine with intent to sell, a Class B felony, and to possession of marijuana with intent to sell, a Class E felony. The trial court sentenced the defendant as a multiple offender to four (4) years for case number 07-01581, to run consecutively to 07-03060 and to a prior case. The trial court sentenced him as a multiple offender in case number 07-03060 to four (4) years for the Class E felony, concurrent with eighteen (18) years for the Class B felony, to be served consecutively to 07-01581 and the prior case. The defendant's effective sentence for 07-05181 and 07-03060 is twenty-two (22) years in the Tennessee Department of Correction, consecutive to a nineteen (19) year sentence in the prior case. On appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred by imposing consecutive sentences and (2) that his sentences are disproportionate to the offenses, amounting to cruel and unusual punishment. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.