State v. Brooks

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

Defendant, Joe Brooks, appeals from a conviction of the possession of heroin with intent to sell, and sale of same, in violation of K. S. A. 1974 Supp. 65-4127a. The issue on appeal concerns the admissibility of certain testimony by the state’s expert witness.

As part of its case-in-chief, the state called Ronald Jones, a forensic chemist for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, who analyzed the drugs in question for the state. After testifying in detail as to his background and qualifications as a forensic chemist, Jones stated his opinion of…