Howren v. State

Phipps, Judge.

A jury found Jerry Mitchell Howren, Jr. and his co-defendant, Steven Yarbrough, guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine in a quantity of less than 200 grams. The trial court sentenced Howren as a recidivist. In this appeal, Howren challenges four evidentiary rulings and contends that the trial court erred by denying his ineffective assistance claim. He also contests the verdict on the basis that Yarbrough had equal access to the drugs in the car. Because Howren failed to establish the existence of reversible error, we affirm.

When viewed favorably toward upholding the verdict,…