State v. Bright

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Joseph W. Bright from his conviction of the sale of cocaine, a narcotic drug, in violation of K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 65-4127a. On appeal, Bright contends that the trial court erred: (1) in refusing to strike the testimony of the State’s chemist; (2) in overruling defendant’s motion to dismiss at the close of the State’s evidence; (3) in refusing to allow the defendant to call certain witnesses; and (4) in allowing the prosecutor to comment in closing argument that the defendant could have examined State’s Exhibit No. 1,…