Stewart v. State

Dillard, Judge.

Following a trial by jury, Kayla Stewart was convicted of possession of cocaine.1 On appeal, Stewart contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain her conviction. We agree and, accordingly, reverse.2

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,3 the record shows that Stewart and her then-boyfriend, Robert Beasley, and Beasley’s friend, Natdaniel Whetstone, were indicted for trafficking in cocaine.4 This indictment resulted from law enforcement’s discovery of drugs in a Newnan hotel room that Stewart and Beasley shared on December 24, 2011, after responding…