Boyd v. State

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

Appellant appeals from a conviction for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, wherein his punishment, enhanced by a prior robbery conviction, was assessed by the jury at imprisonment for twenty-five years. We will reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to prove that he was in possession of methamphetamine because the State failed to establish the chain of custody of the substance alleged to be methamphetamine. We disagree.

*662E. H. Foerster, an assistant toxicologist, testified that he analyzed…