Patterson v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Lamar Patterson was convicted of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance — possession of cocaine. 1 On appeal, Patterson contends that the State failed to establish a proper chain of custody for the cocaine admitted into evidence against him at his trial. In other words, Patterson contends that the State failed to establish that the cocaine introduced into evidence at Patterson’s trial was in fact the same substance that was seized from him at the time of his arrest. As explained below, we conclude that the State did establish the necessary chain of…