Hutchins v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of trafficking in heroin. This appeal followed. Held:

Defendant contends there is insufficient evidence linking him to heroin found in a room in which he was apprehended. This contention is without merit.

A confidential police informant purchased heroin at an apartment in which defendant rented a room. Armed with this information and a search warrant, law enforcement officers raided the apartment and found defendant and two other persons in a bedroom of the apartment. Defendant was standing next to a bed which…