State of Tennessee v. Jewell Wayne Smith, Jr.

Jewell Wayne Smith, Jr. (“the Defendant”) entered a best interest plea to voluntary manslaughter. Following a sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced the Defendant to thirteen years’ incarceration. The trial court ordered this sentence to run consecutively to a sentence the Defendant received for a probation violation. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the length of his sentence in this case is excessive. After a thorough review of the record and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.