Ex Parte Williams

We granted certiorari to consider petitioner's claim that the Court of Criminal Appeals, 505 So.2d 1252 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986), should have reversed his conviction of possession of marijuana because certain items were received into evidence without a proper chain of custody having been shown by the State. We affirm.

The opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals sets out the facts as follows:

"Pursuant to a search warrant issued by the City of Evergreen Municipal Court, Evergreen police officers executed a search of the appellant's residence on July 2, 1984. As a result of this search, the police…