State of Tennessee v. Joseph R. Vibbert

The Defendant, Joseph R. Vibbert, was indicted for two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, a Class C felony.  See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-527.  The Defendant pled guilty to one count of sexual battery, a Class E felony, and the second count was dismissed.  See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-505.  The trial court sentenced the Defendant as a Range I, standard offender to two years to be served in confinement.  In this appeal as of right, the Defendant contends (1) that the trial court erred by denying his request for judicial diversion; and (2) that the trial court erred by denying his request for an alternative sentence.  Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.