People v. Adair

PRESIDING JUSTICE GARCIA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. The defendant contends the evidence was insufficient to prove he possessed at least 15 but less than 200 pills of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstacy) and at least 5 but less than 15 grams of methamphetamine, where the forensic chemist commingled each pill and powder before testing for the presence of each controlled substance. The defendant also challenges the imposition of…