State v. Harper

"In this case the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew of both the presence and the narcotic or illicit nature of the substance. The State does not need to prove that the defendant knew the specific identity of the substance."

The jury found defendant guilty of possession of methamphetamine.

*128On appeal, defendant reprises the argument she made below. As we understand it, defendant neither disputes that the evidence was sufficient to support a finding that she knowingly possessed a controlled substance nor does she dispute that that substance was, in fact,…