Johnson v. State

Miller, Judge.

Travis Johnson and his sister were convicted of possessing cocaine in violation of OCGA § 16-13-30 (a). Johnson appeals, argu ing the sufficiency of the evidence. Since there is no evidence which connects Johnson to the cocaine found in his sister’s residence, we reverse.

When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for his criminal conviction, we construe the evidence in favor of the verdict to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the charged crime. Here the evidence showed that on the…