State of Tennessee v. Angelo Allen

The defendant, Angelo Allen, was convicted of possession of cocaine and two counts of possession of marijuana, all Class A misdemeanors. The defendant was sentenced to eleven months and twentynine days for each conviction. The court ordered that the marijuana convictions be merged and that the remaining two convictions run concurrently, for a total effective sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days. The defendant raises four issues on appeal: (1) the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress; (2) count two of his indictment should have been dismissed; (3) venue was not established at trial; and (4) he was sentenced improperly. After careful review, we conclude that the motion to suppress was properly denied, count two was proper, and venue was established. However, we remand for affixing a percentage of the sentence to be served by the defendant.