State v. Williams

James R. Williams (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for the class C felony of possession of a controlled substance, see section 195.202, as a persistent drug offender, see section 195.275.1 Defendant claims the trial court erred in not suppressing and in admitting the drug evidence seized from the search of his residence and in admitting testimony of the involvement of a SWAT team in the execution of that search warrant. Rejecting both claims, we affirm.

Factual Background

On March 30, 2011, seven law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on Defendant’s…