People v. Hodogbey

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOURIHANE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Nelson Hodogbey was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance (heroin) with intent to deliver and subsequently sentenced to a 10-year prison term. On appeal, defendant contends (1) that the evidence introduced against him was insufficient to establish his knowledge that the package he accepted contained heroin, (2) that a proper chain of custody was not established by the State sufficient to justify the admission of the heroin at trial, and (3) that the closing arguments of the State…