· 1/24/2020

State of Tennessee v. LaToya Ann Shelton

Syllabus

The Defendant, LaToya Ann Shelton, was convicted by a Bedford County jury of the sale or delivery of .5 grams or more of cocaine, a Class B felony two counts of the sale or delivery of less than .5 grams of cocaine, a Class C felony the possession of .5 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver, a Class C felony simple possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor. The trial court sentenced the Defendant as a Range II, multiple offender to an effective term of twenty years in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence and argues that the twenty-year sentence of incarceration is excessive. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Judges: Judge Alan E. Glenn

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