What is the evidence used to convict a defendant of possession and transportation of methamphetamine?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Richards, G048289 (Cal. App. 2014):

baggies used for drugs, scales used to measure drug quantities, and unusually large amounts of cash. Police officers testified, as to each of the methamphetamine incidents, that defendant possessed the controlled substances for the purposes of sale. (See People v. Saldana (1984) 157 Cal.App.3d 443, 455-456 [officer's opinion is circumstantial evidence of defendant's intent to sell].) Taken collectively, the incidents establish a modus operandi with regard to defendant's possession and transportation of drugs and show defendant was not simply in the wrong place (or vehicle) at the wrong time. Based on all the evidence in the record, the jury could reasonably conclude defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of each offense

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