State v. Kear

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The defendant, Pamela Bowman Kear, entered pleas of guilt to two counts of the sale of cocaine, under 26 grams, for which she received concurrent, four-year sentences to be served in the Sevier County Jail.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erroneously denied probation, community corrections, or split confinement.

We affirm the judgments of conviction but modify the sentencing order.

On December 10, 1988, a confidential informant bought three grams of cocaine from the defendant as a part of an undercover operation. Three days later, the defendant sold two grams of…