Vega v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
A jury convicted Jose Vega of trafficking in cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-31 (a) (l).1 Vega appeals the denial of his amended motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant is no longer entitled to a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of the witnesses, but determine only the sufficiency of the evidence in accordance with…
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