State of Tennessee v. Todd Alan Schmeling

Syllabus

The pro se Defendant, Todd Alan Schmeling, was convicted by a Warren County Circuit Court jury of facilitation of possession of .5 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, a Class C felony facilitation of possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, a Class E felony simple possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor and possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to an effective term of eight years as a Range II offender in the Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant argues that: (1) his due process rights were violated by his lack of access to updated law books in preparation for trial and appeal (2) he was improperly prosecuted on the possession of a firearm charge (3) Lieutenant Mara committed \official misconduct\ and \official oppression\ by a statement he made during the traffic stop (4) the trial court erred in denying his motion for production of Lieutenant Mara's statements (5) the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for facilitation of possession of .5 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (6) his rights to due process and exculpatory evidence were violated vis-à-vis the testing of the drugs by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (\TBI\) (7) the State made an improper closing argument (8) the trial court committed plain error in its jury instruction on possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony (9) the notices of enhanced punishment filed by the State were deficient and (10) the trial court erred in sentencing him. After review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.