Griffin v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction by a jury of possession of cocaine, Jerry Griffin appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; and that the trial court committed error by (2) allowing the State’s witnesses to testify that the area in which the incident occurred and he lived was a high crime area, and (3) denying his motion for mistrial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Griffin argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of possession of cocaine.

The standard…