Hulsey v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Gregory Hulsey appeals his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and contending that the trial court erred (a) in failing to give a jury charge on mere presence and (b) in denying his motion to suppress evidence that was discovered when police arrested him on an arrest warrant, which warrant Hulsey claims was not supported by probable cause. We hold that the evidence supported the verdict, that a “mere presence” charge was unnecessary where the overall charge covered the essential elements,…