Mathis v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

Robert Lewis Mathis, Jr. was charged with four counts of violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of Counts 1, 2, and 4. Mathis appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. He alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict,1 the evidence shows that during the months of February through December 2001, Herman Sampson, a deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department, was working as…