State of Tennessee v. Charles C. Roberts

The Defendant, Charles C. Roberts, pled guilty to burglary of an automobile. The plea agreement provided that the Defendant would be sentenced to a term of six years, aligned consecutively to a previous case, with the trial court to determine the manner in which the sentence would be served. After an initial hearing, the trial court ordered the Defendant not to have contact with a third party and reset the resolution. After the State alleged that the Defendant violated the no-contact order, the court sentenced him to serve the sentence in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant argues that (1) he did not violate the terms of the order; but (2) even if he did, the trial court abused its discretion in ordering a sentence of confinement based upon this circumstance. Upon our review, we respectfully disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.