State v. Chaffin

We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Defendant raises several propositions of law, the first of which pertains to the bill of particulars filed by the state. In his request for a bill of particulars, defense counsel asked: “What, if any, scientific experiment was conducted to determine the nature of the alleged narcotic which the defendant allegedly had in his possession on January 23, 1970?” In response, the state answered, “Duquenois test was run.” In response to defendant’s further inquiry pertaining to the result of that test, the state answered that “the vegetation was…