State of Tennessee v. Joseph Brennan

The Defendant, Joseph Brennan, was charged with two counts of rape of a child, a Class A felony, and two counts of incest, a Class C felony. See Tenn. Code Ann. __ 39-13-522(b)(1), -15-302(b). He pleaded guilty to two counts of incest and two counts of attempted rape of a child, a Class B felony. See Tenn. Code Ann. _ 39-12-107(a). In accordance with his plea agreement, the trial court sentenced the Defendant, as a Range I, standard offender, to ten years for each attempted rape of a child conviction and three years for each incest conviction, his sentences for attempted rape of a child to be served consecutively to each other and concurrent with his incest sentences, for a total effective sentence of twenty years. Following the Defendant's sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered service of his full sentence in the Department of Correction. In this direct appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying him a sentence of split confinement. After our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.