Witcher v. State

The appellant, Saketo Laquano Witcher, appeals his July 10, 1992, conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and his sentence of three years' imprisonment, split into two years' imprisonment and one year's probation. Prior to his trial, the appellant moved to suppress evidence of the cocaine that was removed from an apartment he was found in during a search by officials with the Montgomery Operation on Drugs Task Force (hereinafter "MOD"). The motion to suppress was denied on July 9, 1992, after a hearing. The appellant raises two issues for our review.

I

The…