State of Tennessee v. Robert S. Neal

The defendant, Robert S. Neal, appeals as of right his convictions by a Putnam County jury of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, and child endangerment. He contends (1) that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions, (2) that the trial court erroneously admitted laboratory test results regarding the presence of cocaine in his body, (3) that a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) forensic scientist was not qualified to testify about the metabolism of cocaine, and (4) that his sentence is excessive. We merge the two child endangerment convictions pursuant to the Double Jeopardy Clause and affirm the judgments of conviction in all other respects.