State v. Bell

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

hOn 7 April 2010, the state filed a bill of information charging Donald Bell, the defendant, with one count of possession of cocaine. Mr. Bell pled not guilty at his arraignment on 9 April 2010. A hearing on his motion to suppress evidence and for a preliminary hearing was held on 12 May 2010 at which the parties submitted the matter on the police and crime lab reports without offering any further testimony or evidence. 1 The court, after hearing oral argument, denied Mr. Bell’s motion to suppress evidence and found probable cause. Mr. Bell, through counsel, gave…