Maldonado v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Pedro Maldonado was convicted on two counts of trafficking in cocaine. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by: (1) admitting into evidence the lab results identifying the substance as cocaine where the State failed to adequately prove the chain of custody of the seized substance, (2) not dismissing all charges where the State failed to preserve certain inaudible voice tapes of the illegal transactions, and (3) allowing a police witness who served on a specialized drug enforcement task force to describe the nature of that task…