State of Tennessee v. Michael Robert Quinn

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Michael Robert Quinn (\Defendant\) appeals from his Knox County Criminal Court convictions for possession with intent to sell or deliver more than .5 grams of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a public elementary school, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and violation of the financial responsibility law, for which he received a total effective sentence of twenty-five years' incarceration. Defendant contends that: (1) the trial court should have dismissed the presentment based upon the denial of his right to a preliminary hearing (2) the trial court erred by denying Defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from the search of his vehicle (3) the trial court erred by denying Defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from two searches of his cell phone (4) the failure to make a return on the arrest warrant invalidated the warrant, resulting in a warrantless search and seizure of Defendant in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights (5) the trial court abused its discretion by denying Defendant's pro se request for a continuance of his trial (6) the trial court erroneously admitted text messages found on the cell phone in violation of Tennessee Rule of Evidence 404(b) (7) the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions and (8) the trial court abused its discretion by imposing a sentence of twenty-five years with a one hundred percent release eligibility. Following a thorough review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.