Ward v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of manufacturing marijuana (OCGA § 16-13-30). He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of a motion for mistrial. We affirm.

1. Appellant argues that he should have been granted a directed verdict of acquittal because the purely circumstantial evidence against him did not establish that he was the person who grew the seven marijuana plants that were found in the garden behind the home he shared with his parents. The following evidence was adduced at trial: Appellant lived with his elderly parents in a house which had a backyard…