State of Tennessee v. James Kevin Woods

Case Number
M2017-00800-CCA-R3-CD

James Kevin Woods, the Defendant, was convicted by a Wilson County jury of three counts of sale of 0.5 grams or more of cocaine and received a total effective sentence of forty years as a Range II multiple offender. On direct appeal, he argues that (1) the evidence was insufficient for a rational juror to have found him guilty of sale of cocaine beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court improperly limited the Defendant’s crossexamination of State witnesses; (3) the professional criminal and extensive criminal history factors in Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-35-115(b) are unconstitutionally vague; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion by ordering a partially consecutive sentence. After a thorough review of the facts and applicable case law, we affirm.

Authoring Judge
Judge Robert L. Holloway, Jr.
Originating Judge
Judge John D. Wootten, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. James Kevin Woods
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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