Breland v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of the possession of marijuana in an amount in excess of one ounce, a felony. The jury fixed the sentence at a fine of $1,000 and six months imprisonment. Held:

1. The defendant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence as to the amount of the marijuana possessed. A chemist for the state, qualified as an expert, testified in detail as to how he determined that the green leafy material seized weighed 16.2 ounces, and that it was a mixture of marijuana and ragweed. He also testified that he physically examined the material a second time with the aid of…