State v. Davis

LANSING, Judge.

Michael Shawn Davis was convicted, by jury trial, of possession of methamphetamine, Idaho Code § 37-2732(c)(1). He appeals, contending that the charging information did not allege an offense and was therefore jurisdietionally defective. Specifically, Davis argues that the information was deficient because it omitted an element of the alleged offense — that Davis knovÁngly was in possession of methamphetamine.

The statute that Davis was charged with violating, I.C. § 37-2732(c), specifies, “It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance,” including methamphet…