State of Tennessee v. Alvin Ray Taylor

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 8, 2000 (at Jackson) STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ALVIN RAY TAYLOR Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Coffee County No. 28,970 L. Craig Johnson, Judge No. M1999-2566-CCA-R3-CD - Filed April 26, 2001 Alvin Ray Taylor was convicted by a jury of driving on a revoked license, second offense. The jury fixed his fine at $27,500. Taylor argues on appeal that the fine provisions of TENN. CODE ANN . § 55-50-504(a)(2) permit the imposition of a fine with no maximum limit violating the Eighth Amendment protection against…