Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Garnett, 209 N.C. App. 537 (Feb. 15, 2011)
An expert in forensic chemistry properly made an in-court visual identification of marijuana. Citing State v. Fletcher, 92 N.C. App. 50, 57 (1988), but not mentioning State v. Ward, 364 N.C. 133 (June 17, 2010), the court noted that it had previously held that a police officer experienced in the identification of marijuana may testify to a visual identification.