Rice v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Chief Judge.

The appellant in this udge. possession of crack cocaine and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the crack cocaine found on appellant’s person because, inter alia, the search exceeded the permissible scope of a protective search. Alternatively, appellant contends that the evidence should have been excluded for failure to establish a sufficient chain of custody. We agree with his first point, and we reverse and remand.

In reviewing the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress…