State v. Ely

¶1 Steven William Ely (Ely) appeals from the judgment entered by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, on the jury verdict finding him guilty of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. We affirm.

¶2 The issue on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion in admitting testimony regarding Ely’s refusal to provide a urine sample voluntarily.

BACKGROUND

¶3 On February 15, 2001, Lake County Sheriffs Office Detective Andrew Cannon (Cannon), along with several sheriffs deputies, executed a search-pursuant to a warrant-of the trailer house in which Ely lived. During…