State of Tennessee v. Cornelius Boales

The Appellant, Cornelius Boales, was convicted by a Henderson County jury of one count of felony possession of cocaine with the intent  to sell, a class B felony, and one count of felony possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, a class E felony. For these crimes,  Boales received an effective twelve-year sentence as a Range I offender. In addition, the trial court imposed a $100,000 fine as assessed by the jury for the cocaine conviction. On appeal, Boales  argues (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support either of his  convictions and (2) that the trial court erred in imposing the maximum sentence and the maximum fine for his class B felony conviction. After review, we conclude that the evidence supports the convictions and the length of the sentence imposed.  However, we modify Boales’ fine of $100,000 to reflect assessment of a fine in the amount of $50,000.