The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Testimony from the first chemist who analyzed the cocaine was not necessary to establish its identity and integrity, since this was established by the testimony of the police officer who vouchered the cocaine in an identifiable envelope and of the second chemist, who received the cocaine properly sealed in the same envelope (People v Mensah,
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