Bussey v. State

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

An Upson County jury found Faron Bussey guilty of one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. He also argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial after a witness gave hearsay testimony and in refusing to suppress evidence. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Following his conviction at trial, Bussey no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we review the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. We neither weigh the evidence nor determine…