State v. Hill

Full title: STATE OF TENNESSEE, Appellee, v. RICKY C. HILL, Appellant

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee. at Nashville

Date published: Jan 30, 1997

C.C.A. No. 01C01-9508-CC-00250 (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 30, 1997)

Opinion

C.C.A. No. 01C01-9508-CC-00250.

January 30, 1997.

COFFEE COUNTY, HONORABLE GERALD L. EWELL, SR., JUDGE.

For the Appellant:

Ricky C. Hill, Pro Se.

For the Appellee:

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General Reporter, Daryl J. Brand, Assistant Attorney General, C. Michael Layne, District Attorney General.

AFFIRMED PURSUANT TO RULE 20.

SUMMERS, Judge

OPINION

The appellant, Ricky C. Hill, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell. He was sentenced to two years confinement. He was released on bond during the pendency of his appeal. While on bond he was arrested on federal drug charges. The federal court sentenced him to fourteen years confinement. The appellant's state conviction became final in February of 1992. In March of 1995, the appellant filed a motion in the trial court for relief from consecutive sentencing. The trial court dismissed the appellant's motion holding "that the motion was without merit in that the judgment in question has become final." Hill now appeals.

We have reviewed the record. We find no error of law mandating reversal of the trial court's decision. The trial court's dismissal of the appellant's motion for relief is, therefore, affirmed in accordance with Tenn. Ct. Crim. App., Rule 20.

________________________________ PAUL G. SUMMERS, Judge

CONCUR:

_____________________________ WILLIAM M. BARKER, Judge

_____________________________ JOE G. RILEY, Judge