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In this discretionary appeal, Vivian Giang challenges the revocation of her probation and the imposition of a sentence for violation of her first offender status, contending that the trial court erred 1 in admitting evidence of field tests done on suspected methamphetamine found in her residence, 2 in holding that the evidence supported the finding that Giang violated her probation, and 3 in admitting evidence showing the basis of the arrest warrant issued in this case. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. “This court will not interfere with a revocation unless there has been a manifest abuse of discretion on the part of the trial court.” Punctuation omitted. Cheatwood v. State .1 Accordingly, “if admissible evidence is presented in support of the allegations regarding revocation of probation, this court will affirm.” Young v. State .2

So viewed, the record shows that in January 2005, Giang pled guilty as a first offender to possession of methamphetamine.3 In July 2006, as part of a narcotics investigation, officers executed a search warrant on a residence leased by Giang and her boyfriend. Upon searching the residence, police found a total of approximately 3.5 ounces of suspected methamphetamine in two duffel bags one in the garage and one in a room used as an office, along with suspected methamphetamine residue in a small tin container in Giang’s dresser drawer. The officers performed a NIK field test on the suspected methamphetamine in the bags, which yielded a positive result.

 
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