Ramirez v. State

Bernes, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Remigio Pineda Ramirez was convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine. On appeal, Ramirez argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict and in charging the jury that it was authorized to infer that the driver of a vehicle possesses and controls all the property found in the vehicle. We disagree and affirm.

On June 20, 2005, Ramirez and a passenger were riding in a vehicle with a “drive-out tag.” An officer with the Gwinnett County Police Department stopped Ramirez’s vehicle in order to verify its ownership. Ramirez did not…