Lester v. State

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

The appellant, Kenneth Dean Lester, was convicted at a non-jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County of possession of phencyclidine (PCP) with intent to distribute and driving under the influence of a drug. He was sentenced to a total of three years imprisonment. On this appeal, appellant seeks reversal of the convictions, arguing that:

1. The court below erred in admitting evidence of drugs allegedly seized from appellant’s automobile, where chain of custody had not been fully established.

2. The court erred in admitting the testimony of a chemist who was not…