Cannon v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Cannon, convicted of unlawful possession of ten pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute, appeals, contending that the admission of “a plastic bag containing the alleged controlled substance” was error because there was no reliable chain of custody proven.

The charges resulted from an undercover buy made by officers at a motel. Viewed in favor of the verdict, the evidence was that, after an informant arranged the introduction, two officers met with co-defendant Stewart at one location in a motel complex and were led by him to Room 131. Co-defendants Hunt and Godina were…