State of Tennessee v. Joni Michelle Osborne

A Williamson County Circuit Court jury convicted the defendant, Joni Michelle Osborne, of simple possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), see T.C.A. § 39-17-418(a) (2006), and violation of the seatbelt law, see id. § 55-9-603. Following the jury’s verdict, the trial court found the defendant guiltyof felonious simple possession based upon her prior history of drug convictions, see id. § 39-17-418(e),and imposed an effective sentence of two years consisting of 30 days’ incarceration in jail and the service of the remaining portion of her sentence on probation. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress the fruits of the search of her vehicle, denying her motion to continue the trial, and referring to an exhibit as “illegal drugs” in its instructions to the jury, and that the cumulative effect of these errors deprived her of a fair trial. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgments of the trial court