Knight v. State

The appellant was convicted of receiving stolen property in the first degree. § 13A-8-17, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment.

The appellant contends that the State failed to prove a proper chain of custody for pieces of broken glass taken from the crime scene for purposes of fingerprint examination. Specifically, he contends that the State failed to present any evidence as to "how the glass got to the police station."

The evidence presented by the State tended to show the following: Officer Derek Wilson testified that he was the evidence technician who "lifted" the…