Howard v. State

Doyle, Judge.

A Cobb County jury found Randy Howard guilty of possession of methamphetamine 1 and possession of cocaine. 2 On appeal, Howard contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for directed verdict based on insufficient evidence of possession. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

“In determining the sufficiency of the evidence, we consider whether the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, would have authorized a rational trier of fact to find [Howard] guilty.” 3

So viewed, the evidence presented at trial showed that in the early morning hours of…