Nelson v. State

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

James E. Nelson was convicted of possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine and illegal possession of pseudoephe-drine in a jury trial and was sentenced as an habitual offender to fifty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, Nelson argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence; (2) substantial evidence does not support his convictions; and (3) the trial court erred by allowing the State to introduce his fourteen-year-old prior methamphetamine-related convictions during the guilt phase of his trial pursuant…