People v. Manley

Defendant Valerie Manley was tried without a jury and found guilty of the crime of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug. Punishment was fixed at imprisonment for a minimum of ten years and a maximum of twelve years. Motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial were denied. On appeal defendant claims: first, that the prosecution failed to introduce the physical evidence of the narcotic drug in the record, and that the stipulation which, the prosecution claims, waives the need to introduce the physical evidence does not apply to defendant; and second, that the evidence did not prove her guilty…