Ely v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Curtis E. Ely and his wife were jointly indicted and convicted of the manufacture and possession of marijuana. On appeal, Ely chai-*897lenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, claiming the State’s circumstantial evidence fails to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except his guilt. Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, we find the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and affirm Ely’s conviction.

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