Baltazar v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A Cobb County jury found Jesus Baltazar guilty of trafficking in cocaine, and the trial court sentenced him to serve 25 years in confinement. On appeal, Baltazar challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. As we agree that the evidence of Baltazar’s guilt was insufficient, we reverse.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict. So viewed, the evidence shows that on April 1, 1999, a California law enforcement agency contacted Georgia authorities…