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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT JACKSON
April 1, 2008 Session

STATE OF TENNESSEE  v. CARRI CHANDLER LANE
Appeal by permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals
Criminal Court for Shelby County
No. 02-02581 W. Fred Axley, Judge

No. W2005-01998-SC-R11-CD - Filed May 20, 2008
The defendant pled guilty to two counts of theft in excess of $60,000 after embezzling over $630,000 from her employer.  The trial court imposed a sentence requiring a term of confinement and probation.  As a condition of her probation, the trial court ordered the defendant to make monthly restitution payments of approximately $1,500 to her former employer upon her release from confinement.  After her release, the defendant petitioned the trial court to modify the conditions of her probation by reducing her monthly restitution payments to $500 per month.  The trial court denied her motion to modify, and the defendant appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the defendant could not appeal as of right the trial court

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