State of Tennessee v. Rusty L. Patterson

The Defendant, Rusty L. Patterson, was convicted in the Knox County Criminal Court of
theft of property valued $2,500 or more, a Class D felony. After a sentencing hearing, the
trial court sentenced him as a Range III, career offender to twelve years in confinement
with sixty percent release eligibility. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court
committed plain error by refusing to instruct the jury on attempted theft, that the evidence
is insufficient to show the value of the stolen property, and that the unavailability of the
community corrections program in Knox County violated his constitutional rights at
sentencing. Based upon the oral arguments, the record, and the parties’ briefs, we affirm
the judgment of the trial court.