State of Tennessee v. Nancy Abbie Tallent

The pro se Defendant, Nancy Abbie Tallent, was convicted by an Anderson County
Circuit Court jury of third offense driving under the influence (DUI) of an intoxicant and
third offense DUI per se. See T.C.A. § 55-10-401. The trial court merged the
convictions and sentenced the Defendant to eleven months and twenty-nine days in
confinement, with seventy-five percent service. On appeal, the Defendant contends that
(1) the trial court judge did not have authority to preside over her case; (2) no probable
cause existed for her arrest; (3) the State violated her right to a speedy trial; (4) she was
denied due process in numerous ways; (5) the State failed to meet its burden of proof; (6)
the jury verdict was not supported by the evidence; and (7) the trial court failed to act as a
thirteenth juror. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.