Ramirez v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant Ramirez and co-defendant Moreno were convicted in a joint trial of trafficking in cocaine. Ramirez appeals from his conviction, contending that the evidence was not sufficient to support his conviction, and that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury.

1. At approximately 9:00 a.m. on December 12, 1987, a Georgia State Patrol trooper stopped the car appellant was driving on an interstate entrance ramp and cited him for failure to yield right-of-way. Appellant displayed a valid Florida driver’s license in response to the trooper’s inquiry. Because the car…