Riley v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant Curtis Riley and co-defendant David Siler were tried jointly and convicted by a jury of the offense of trafficking in cocaine. Riley appeals, enumerating as error the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, contending that the State failed to show that he was in “actual possession” of cocaine as was then required by OCGA § 16-13-31 (a). See Lockwood v. State, 257 Ga. 796 (364 SE2d 574) (1988). We disagree. “The ‘actual possession’ required by OCGA § 16-13-31 to authorize a conviction for trafficking refers not merely to…