State of Tennessee v. Mohamed Omar Muse

The Appellant, Mohamed Omar Muse, appeals his convictions by a Davidson County jury and the resulting sentences imposed by the Davidson County Criminal Court for the offenses of sale of less than point five (.5) grams of cocaine and possession of point five (.5) grams or more of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver. On appeal, Muse argues: (1) that the evidence offered at trial was insufficient to support his convictions; (2) that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury regarding casual exchange; (3) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his person at the time of his arrest; (4) that the trial court erred in denying his motion for recusal based upon alleged racial and religious prejudices of the trial court; and (5) as to sentencing, that the trial court erred in its weighing of mitigating and enhancement factors and in denying a probationary or community corrections sentence. Upon complete review of the record and the arguments of the parties, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.