Meeks v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of selling marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. On appeal, he contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish the chain of custody of the alleged contraband with reasonable certainty.

The undercover officer to whom the sale was made testified that he placed the substance in a locked briefcase, where he kept it for the next week'or two until he delivered it to the State Crime Laboratory. He stated that, since the sale had occurred over two years prior to trial, he could not recall what type of container the…