State v. Carter

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS

MOORE, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ unpublished opinion affirming petitioner’s convictions for first degree burglary, kidnaping, first degree criminal sexual conduct, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and unlawful use of a telephone. 1 Petitioner claims the State failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody for the admission of a blood sample used to match his DNA with evidence found at the scene. We affirm.

FACTS

Victim lived alone in the owner’s apartment of a small…