Payne v. State I

| t Appellant Monty Payne was convicted by a jury of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. On appeal, Mr, Payne challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions. Alternatively, Mr. Payne contends that the trial court erred in denying his posttrial motion for a new trial. We affirm.

When sufficiency is challenged on appeal from a criminal conviction, we consider only that proof that supports the verdict. Perez v. State, 2016 Ark. App. 291, 494 S.W.3d 431. We view the evidence, and all reasonable inferences deducible therefrom in the light most…