State v. Howard Lanier

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON STATE OF TENNESSEE v. HOWARD LANIER Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dyer County No. C98-221 J. Steven Stafford, Judge No. W1999-01146-CCA-R3-CD - Decided June 28, 2000 The defendant was convicted of sale of cocaine in excess of .5 grams. In this appeal, the defendant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because he acted merely as a procuring agent for the buyer. Because the procuring agent defense was abolished by the Criminal Reform Act of 1989, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. Tenn. R.…