State v. Lunsford

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant was convicted by jury and sentenced for sale of a narcotic drug (marijuana) under § 204.2, The Code, 1966. His appeal presents three questions: (1) Did trial court err in admitting evidence as to details of an experiment? (2) Did trial court err in admitting the alleged marijuana into evidence over an objection that the State had not demonstrated a proper chain of custody? (3) Was defendant deprived of a fair trial because tried by members of a jury panel which had been-told of his former plea of guilty in the case? We answer “no” to the first two questions, “yes”…