State of Tennessee v. James Vanover

A Knox County Criminal Court jury convicted the defendant, James Vanover, of one count of rape of a child, a Class A felony, and two counts of aggravated sexual battery, a Class B felony, and the trial court sentenced him to twenty years for the rape and eight years for each aggravated sexual battery to be served consecutively at 100% for an effective sentence of thirty-six years in the Department of Correction. The defendant appeals, claiming that the evidence is insufficient and that his sentence is excessive. We conclude that the evidence is sufficient, but we conclude that the trial court improperly ordered consecutive sentencing. We remand the case to the trial court for resentencing.