Whitaker v. State

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Richard Alexander Whitaker appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction by bench trial. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of his possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute 1 and alleges that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a trial by jury.

1. We consider first the sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the [conclusions of the trier of fact], and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of…