Darden v. the State

Andrews, Judge.

The State charged Tamichael Darden with sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Following a trial, the jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of possession, resulting in his conviction on that offense. Darden appeals, and for reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed favorably to the jury’s verdict, Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SCt 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979), the evidence shows that on December 12, 2013, undercover narcotics officers with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department saw Darden enter a local billiards hall. One of…