Legal Opinion
Ware v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 8, 2009No. A09A0337PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
A Troup County jury convicted John Ware of possession of cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30 (a), and the trial court sentenced him to 20 years, including 15 in confinement. Ware appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence. Ware also raises the general grounds. We affirm.
1. In his second enumeration of error, Ware contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We disagree.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and an…
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