State of Tennessee v. Matthew James Wood

Defendant, Matthew James Wood, appeals from his Polk County Criminal Court
convictions for attempted possession with intent to sell or deliver more than 0.5 grams of
methamphetamine; possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the attempted
commission of a dangerous felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, for which he
received a total effective sentence of seven years’ incarceration. Defendant contends that:
(1) the trial court erred by denying Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from
the traffic stop; (2) the trial court erroneously admitted text messages in violation of
Tennessee Rule of Evidence 404(b); (3) the trial court erroneously restricted Defendant’s
cross-examination of a police officer; and (4) the evidence of his intent to sell or deliver is
insufficient to support his convictions for attempted possession of methamphetamine and
possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the attempt to commit a
dangerous felony. Following a thorough review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.