State of Tennessee v. Barry Jamal Martin

Syllabus

The Defendant, Barry Jamal Martin, was convicted in the Giles County Circuit Court of possession of one-half gram or more of cocaine with intent to sell, a Class B felony possession of not less than one-half ounce of marijuana with intent to sell, a Class E felony and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor, and received an effective twelve-year sentence to be served in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant claims that the evidence is insufficient to support the convictions that a new trial is required due to the grand jury and the petit jury being exposed to extraneous prejudicial information in the \Confederate jury room\ that the trial court erred by denying defense counsel's motion to be relieved as counsel that the trial court erred by excluding an undisclosed, exculpatory letter written by the Defendant from evidence that the trial court erred by allowing a police officer to testify that a person could not possess more than two grams of cocaine for personal use that the trial court erred by denying alternative sentencing and that he is entitled to relief due to cumulative error. Based on our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.