Hayes v. Commonwealth

ELDER, Judge.

Stacey Hayes (appellant) appeals from his bench trial conviction for possession of cocaine and forged United States currency. On appeal, he contends the trial court erroneously (1) denied his motion to suppress the cocaine, altered U.S. banknote, and his statements, (2) admitted the certificate of analysis into evidence in the absence of a sufficient showing of chain of custody and (3), held the evidence, in the absence of the certificate of analysis, was sufficient to support appellant’s conviction for possession of cocaine. For the reasons that follow, we hold the trial court…