State of Tennessee v. Roger Alan Lawson

The Appellant, Roger Alan Lawson, appeals the sentencing decision of the Sullivan County Criminal Court following the revocation of his suspended sentences. While on supervised probation, a violation warrant was issued alleging that Lawson had failed to obey the law by driving on a revoked license. After a revocation hearing, Lawson was found to be in violation of his probation, and his original effective eight-year sentence to the Department of Correction was reinstated. On appeal, Lawson argues that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering confinement of the eight-year sentence instead of reinstating his probation. After review, we find no error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.