State v. Clarin

In this appeal from final judgment of conviction of and sentence for second-degree controlled-substance crime, appellant argues that his conviction must be reversed because the state failed to produce sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his possession of methamphetamine was unlawful. We affirm.

FACTS

On April 4, 2016, a Hastings police officer arrested appellant Jeremy Clarin for an offense unrelated to this appeal. Prior to putting appellant in the back seat of his squad car, the officer pat-frisked appellant and thoroughly searched the squad car. The officer then put…