James v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Leroy Avon James appeals his conviction for selling cocaine, con testing the sufficiency of the evidence and contending that the court erred in allowing evidence of his sentence for a prior conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Jones contends that the court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict. “The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Carter v. State, 222 Ga. App. 397 (1)…