Valdez v. State

Miller, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Carlos Valdez was convicted of trafficking in cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-31 (a) (1)). The trial court denied Valdez’s motion for new trial, as amended. On appeal, Valdez contends that (i) the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction and (ii) the trial court abused its discretion in failing to excuse a prospective juror. We discern no error and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant is no longer entitled to a presumption of innocence. We neither weigh…