State v. Franco’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. ““Objections were made to the testimony of the officers that the stuff contained in the sack and in the cans was marijuana on the ground that the witnesses were not qualified to state what the substance was. The rulings on these objections are assigned as error. In view of the testimony of the officers showing the experience they had in searching for and obtaining marijuana, the court did not err in permitting them to testify. The marijuana seized was introduced in evidence, and is shown to be not an extract or preparation which may be difficult or impossible of characterization without chemical analysis, but the dried leaves, stems, and seeds of the plant. One reasonably familiar with the plant should be able to identify it by its appearance. However, the state very properly did not rest its case as to the character of the drug upon the officers’ testimony. The sack and cans were taken to the state chemist who examined and analyzed their contents, and testified that it was marijuana.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sims v. State