State of Tennessee v. Alison Briars

The Defendant, Alison Briars, pleaded guilty in the Shelby County Criminal Court to cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor, with the length and manner of service of the sentence to be determined by the trial court. See T.C.A. § 39-14-202 (2014). The court sentenced the Defendant to eleven months and twenty-nine days, with sixty days’ confinement and the remainder to be served on supervised probation. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court (1) erred in denying judicial diversion and (2) abused its discretion by not sentencing her to full probation. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.