The accused was charged with motor vehicle offenses arising from a police chase and drug-related offenses following the execution of a search warrant.
The court acquitted the accused of the motor vehicle charges, finding the fleeting eyewitness identification of the driver unreliable.
However, the court convicted the accused of possession of cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, as circumstantial evidence established he had placed the drugs in plain view in a bathroom immediately prior to his arrest.
The court also admitted a photocopy of a recognizance under the principled exception to the hearsay rule, convicting the accused of breaching his release conditions.
