State v. Kennedy

649 S.W.2d 275, 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 488
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
DecidedDecember 30, 1982
StatusPublished
Cited by13 cases

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State v. Kennedy, 649 S.W.2d 275, 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 488 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982).

Opinion

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Judge.

Henry L. Kennedy was charged in a four-count indictment with manufacturing marijuana, manufacturing or attempting to manufacture intoxicating liquor, unlawfully stocking intoxicating liquor for sale, and possessing various Schedule I, III, IV, and VI drugs with intent to sell. A jury trial resulted in verdicts upon the charges as follows:

Count. T manufacturing marijuana
not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $3,000.00.
Count II manufacturing or attempting to manufacture intoxicating liquor
dismissed.
Count III unlawfully stocking intoxicating liquor for sale
thirty (30) days in the county jail.
Count IV possession with intent to sell:
A. LSD, a Schedule I drug
not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $18,000.00.
B. codeine, a Schedule dismissed.
III drug
C. Lorazepam, a Schedule IV drug
not less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $7,500.00.
D. Diethylpropion, a Schedule IV drug
not less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $7,000.00.
E. Marijuana, a Schedule VI drug
not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $3,000.00.

At the formal sentencing hearing, the trial judge altered the verdict rendered in Count I of the indictment so as to order a prison term of not more nor less than five (5) years, in addition to the $3,000.00 fine. This action was improper. Applicability of T.C.A. § 52-1432(c)(l) and (2) was not established by the evidence nor covered by the jury instructions. The trial court also corrected two improper verdicts rendered by the jury in Counts III and IV. Furthermore, two additional verdicts in Count IV should have been corrected, appellant’s conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to sell should have been dismissed, and the trial court should not have ordered that the sentence for possession of LSD for resale be served consecutively to the other sentences. The proper sentences should read:

Count I
not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $3,000.00.
Count II
dismissed.
Count TIT
thirty (30) days in the county jail and a fine of $100.00. See T.C.A. § 39-2527 which requires a jail sentence and a fine.
Count IV
A.
not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $18,000.00.
B.
dismissed.
C.
not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $7,000.00. See T.C.A. § 52-1432(a)(l)(D) which imposes a maximum period of incarceration of five (5) years rather than seven (7) years,
D.
not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years in the State Penitentiary and a fine of $7,000.00. See T.C.A. § 52-1432(a)(l)(D).
E.
dismissed. See discussion of this action on page 280 of this opinion, infra.

In ordering one of appellant’s sentences to be served consecutively, the trial judge ordered:

The Defendant is hereby sentenced; the sentence imposed for possessing Lysergic Acid Diethylamide [LSD] (Schedule I) with Intent to Sell in the Fourth Count of [278]*278the indictment will run consecutively. All other sentences will run concurrently. The Court takes this action due to the age of the Defendant, (58), Henry Louis Kennedy.

This record contains no finding by the trial court that appellant is a member of one of the classes of offenders in Gray v. State, 538 S.W.2d 391, 393 (Tenn.1976), for which consecutive sentencing is reserved. Since such a finding would not be justified by the evidence presented in this case, the order of judgment must be modified so as to order all of appellant’s sentences to be served concurrently. The judgment is further modified, as set out above, to reflect the applicable case law and proper statutory terms of punishment.

In Kennedy’s first issue on appeal, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant. He divides his presentation of .this argument into numerous subissues.

In the first of these subissues, appellant alleges the General Sessions Judge who issued the search warrant failed to retain a copy of the document as required by Rule 41(c), Tenn.R.Crim.P. The magistrate testified, however, that he did have a copy of the warrant in his file and introduced that copy as an exhibit to his testimony. This subissue is meritless.

Next, appellant submits that the description in the search warrant of the place to be searched was not sufficiently particular to satisfy constitutional requirements. The . warrant stated that the property in question was

located in Henderson County, Tennessee, and in the city of Lexington and Leaving the North side of the Henderson County Courthouse go, West .1/10 mile to the intersection of highway # 22. Turn right onto highway # 22 and go North 5.6/10 miles to a mobile home on the left side of the highway, being white in color with green underpinning and additions on the front and rear, and known as the residence of Henry L. Kennedy. This search warrant includes all vehicles and outbuilding on the said premises.

This Court has held that a description of the place to be searched is adequate if it points to a definitely ascertainable place so as to exclude all others, and enables the officer to locate the place to be searched with reasonable certainty without leaving it to his discretion. State v. Cannon, 634 S.W.2d 648, 650 (Tenn.Cr.App.1982); State v. McColgan, 631 S.W.2d 151, 154 (Tenn.Cr.App.1981). The warrant in this case adequately describes the premises of Henry L. Kennedy to the exclusion of all other property.

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