People v. Richardson

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL. *

Defendant, Lewis P. Richardson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), in violation of § 18-18-405(1)(a), C.R.S8.1999. We affirm.,

Defendant appeared in court in connection with an unrelated case and was remanded into custody. As he was being taken from the courtroom, defendant asked the deputy sheriff whether the money in his possession would be credited toward his prisoner account at the jail. The deputy sheriff replied that it would.

At the jail, a second…