· 4/18/2005
State v. Belew
Citations
- 348 S.W.3d 186
- 2005 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 360
- 2005 WL 885106
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that possession of 2.2 grams of crack cocaine, without any other circumstances, was insufficient to support an inference of an intent to sell or deliver
- holding that the Tennessee legislature’s use of the words “along with” meant that an inference of intent to deliver or sell requires more than just drug quantity
- concluding that “this statute permits the jury to draw an inference of intent to sell or deliver when the amount of the controlled substance and other relevant facts surrounding the arrest are considered together”
- noting that the jury can infer intent to sell or deliver when amount of controlled substance and other relevant facts surrounding arrest are considered together
- determining that jury can infer intent to sell or deliver -4- when amount of controlled substance and other relevant facts surrounding arrest are considered together
- noting that the jury can infer intent to sell or deliver when amount of controlled substance and other relevant facts surrounding arrest are considered together
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Judges: McLin, Smith, Wedemeyer
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