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Escobedo v. StateEscobedo v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court
Jul 7, 1978
Nos. 4887, 4888
Reporters:
,
Before:
Guthrie
PER CURIAM.

Appellants, Victor Lee and Janice Marie Escobedo, were tried jointly and convicted of the delivery of amphetamines in violation of § 35 ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍347.31(a)(i), W.S.1957, 1975 Cum.Supp., and appeal from the judgment and sentence is pursued. The sole question raised by appellants is set out in their brief as follows:

“PREJUDICIAL ERROR OCCURRED WHEN THE TRIAL COURT RECEIVED INTO EVIDENCE STATE’S EXHIBIT NO. 1 OVER THE OBJECTION THAT ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍A CHAIN OF CUSTODY HAD NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.”

The exhibit to which this complaint is directed is a small packet containing a substance identified as amphetamines, which was delivered to Officer Rosa, an undercover agent, at the home of defendants.

After the purchase, he put the ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍packet in his pocket. Sometime later, when he returned to his home, he opened the packet and rewrapped it. He then placed it in a dresser drawer. The next day he delivered the packet to Detective Lewis, who took it *656to headquarters for a ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍test. Officer Rosa testified as to the identity of this packet. There is no evidence of tampering or alteration of this sample — only appellants’ speculation and conjecture that this could or might have happened.

Under the factual situation framed by this appeal, we find ‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍that all issues and contentions raised have been decided by this court in DeLuna v. State, Wyo., 501 P.2d 1021, and we must therefore affirm.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Escobedo v. State
Court Name: Wyoming Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 7, 1978
Citations: 580 P.2d 655; 1978 Wyo. LEXIS 207; Nos. 4887, 4888
Docket Number: Nos. 4887, 4888
Court Abbreviation: Wyo.
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