State v. Martin

Opinion

NORCOTT, J.

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether the state introduced sufficient circumstantial evidence to support a permissive inference by the jury that the defendant had knowledge that a package contained illegal narcotics, considering the defendant’s actions before, during and after a controlled delivery of the package. The state appeals, following our grant of certification, 1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the trial court’s judgment, rendered after a jury trial, convicting the defendant, Andre D. Martin, of attempt to possess one kilogram or…