Hitchcock v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Christopher Lee Hitchcock appeals his conviction for trafficking in marijuana, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence that resulted from a package search by a United Parcel Service (“UPS”) employee. We hold that the evidence not only sustained the conviction but also supported the trial court’s finding that the UPS employee was not acting as an agent of the government when he conducted his search. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. When reviewing a defendant’s…