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Evans v. State

Both direct and circumstantial evidence supported a finding that defendant possessed the crack cocaine found inside the front bumper of his car.

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After a jury trial, Alvin Evans was found guilty of possession of cocaine. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, and the trial court’s admission of a statement he made to police upon his arrest. Inasmuch as both challenges are without merit, we affirm his conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that police obtained a warrant to search Evans’ car. Officers secured Evans nearby while the search of the car took place. During the search, one of the detectives found a bag containing 16 pieces of suspected crack cocaine tucked into the car’s front bumper. A few inches beneath that bag, attached to the inside of the front bumper, the detective found a magnetic “hide-a-key” box. The magnetic box had a white powdery residue in it. Inside the car was a smoking pipe, scales with a white powdery substance on them, loose cash, clear plastic bags, a pager, and documentation showing that Evans owned the car.

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