Williams v. State

¶ 1. Derrick Williams was found guilty in the Circuit Court of Copiah County of possession of crack cocaine. He was sentence to sixteen years with ten to serve, six suspended and five years supervised probation. Feeling aggrieved, he appeals his conviction stating the following as error.

1. Whether the search was unreasonable and unlawful and therefore inadmissible; and

2. Whether the trial court erred by not sustaining the objection to chain of custody.

FACTS

¶ 2. Williams was stopped by Officer Lefleur and ticketed for speeding and not wearing his seatbelt. Office Palmer arrived on the scene…