Edwards v. State

OPINION

MATTINGLY-MAY, Judge.

Richard Edwards seeks review of the trial court's admission into evidence of 32 cartons of cigarettes police found in the back of his pick-up truck. He claims the warrantless search of his vehicle did not fall within any of the established exceptions to the warrant requirement, and the trial court abused its discretion in admitting them. Further, Edwards contests the authenticity of a videotape admitted at trial, and claims the State failed to lay an adequate foundation for the videotape's admission under the "silent witness" standard.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL…