Evans v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, Alvin Evans was found guilty of possession of cocaine. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction, and the trial court’s admission of a statement he made to police upon his arrest. Inasmuch as both challenges are without merit, we affirm his conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that police obtained a warrant to search Evans’ car. Officers secured Evans nearby while the search of the car took place. During the search, one of the detectives found a bag containing sixteen pieces of…