William Murrell was tried before a jury for the offenses of manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. The trial court granted Murrell’s motion for directed verdict on the charge of possession of methamphetamine because there was no evidence of methamphetamine in Murrell’s possession, but denied his motion for directed verdict on the charge of manufacturing methamphetamine because the evidence showed that materials used to manufacture methamphetamine were present in Murrell’s house. The jury found him guilty of the charge, and Murrell appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict, the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his residence, and the trial court erred in finding that Corporal Brock was qualified as an expert in the identification of methamphetamine and methamphetamine labs. We find no error and affirm Murrell’s conviction. 1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, this Court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.1 “Resolving evidentiary conflicts and inconsistencies, and assessing witness credibility, are the province of the factfinder, not this Court.”2 As long as there is some evidence, even though contradicted, to support each necessary element of the state’s case, this Court will uphold the jury’s verdict.3
Viewed in that light, the evidence shows that Corporal Brock of the St. Marys’ Police Department obtained information that Murrell was manufacturing methamphetamine at his residence. Corporal Brock made arrangements with the public works director for the city of St. Marys to obtain Murrell’s trash. In the trash, Corporal Brock found approximately 200 match books with the part that ignites the matches removed, an empty gallon of camp fuel, rubber surgical gloves with red, chemical-looking burn stains on them, a few empty gas line antifreeze bottles, a section of grey-colored tubing that had duct tape applied to it, an empty gallon can of acetone, a large quantity of coffee filters that had red iodine-looking stains and white powdery-looking stains, and a shopping bag full of empty ephedrine cold tablet boxes and packaging. In addition, Corporal Brock noted a strong chemical smell coming from the trash bags. Based on these findings, Corporal Brock sought and obtained a search warrant for Murrell’s residence.
