State of Tennessee v. Christopher Kirkendall - Concurring and Dissenting ( 2004 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
Assigned on Briefs August 3, 2004
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CHRISTOPHER KIRKENDALL
Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County
Nos. 02-02068, 69 Chris Craft, Judge
No. W2004-00784-CCA-R3-CD - Filed September 16, 2004
THOMAS T. WOODALL, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I agree that under Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. _____, 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004),
enhancement factors (3), (10), and (21) of Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-35-114 cannot be
applied in sentencing Defendant. However, instead of modifying the sentence, I would remand for
a new sentencing hearing. In light of Blakely, I feel that the trial court should be given the
opportunity to impose the appropriate punishment upon the only valid enhancement factor in this
case: proof of a prior conviction(s) of defendant as an adult.
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THOMAS T. WOODALL, JUDGE