State v. Tate

{¶ 1} Appellant Antoine Tate appeals his conviction on one count of drug possession, in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A), (C)(4)(a), a felony of the fifth degree. His conviction is based on the recovery of less than one-tenth of a gram of a loose substance containing cocaine base or crack cocaine found in the bottom of a waste can during the execution of a search warrant at a residence on the south side of Youngstown, Ohio.

{¶ 2} Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that his conviction is against the manifest weight of the evidence. Appellant…