Legal Opinion

State v. Bridges

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 6, 2018No. COA17-579PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DILLON, Judge.

*732 Stephanie Bridges ("Defendant") appeals the trial court's judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of multiple drug-related offenses. Defendant challenges her conviction for possession of methamphetamine, arguing that the State failed to present evidence of the chemical nature of the substance found on her person. Because Defendant admitted the contraband nature of the substance to the arresting officer, we hold there was no error.

I. Background

The evidence at trial tended to show the following:

Police investigated a parked car and discovered a "white crystalline…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. State v. WardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2010
  3. State v. Ortiz-ZapeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2013
  4. State v. TrexlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  5. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2016

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. State v. OsborneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2019
  5. State v. SasekCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020

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