Berry v. State

Mikell, Judge.

A Spalding County jury found Kelly Berry guilty of possession of cocaine and of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. Berry appeals, claiming that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for possession of cocaine. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

1. Berry’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is merit-less. Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the record shows that Officer Gene Mathews of the Griffin Police Department responded to a report of a shooting near East…