Washington v. State

RITA W. GRUBER, Judge.

11 Billy R. Washington was arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on October 27, 2008, during a police investigation of a road-rage incident at a Hot Springs gas station. He was convicted in a jury trial and was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. He appeals the conviction, contending that the circuit court erred 1) by failing to grant his motion for a directed verdict; 2) by denying his request to present a particular witness in his defense; and 3) by allowing drug evidence over his chain-of-custody objection. We affirm.

The State’s witnesses…