Mitchell v. State

Ellington, Judge.

Darrell Mitchell was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, OCGA § 16-13-30. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, alleging that “[t]he evidence was sufficiently close to warrant the exercise of discretion by the trial court in granting a new trial even if guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt.” Finding no merit in this contention, we affirm.

In reviewing a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we construe the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of *760innocence.…