Dempsey v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Wellyn Gerron Dempsey was convicted of selling cocaine and was sentenced to twenty years — five in prison and fifteen on probation. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the admission of an in-court identification, the admission of the results of tests performed on the cocaine, and the denial of his motion for a mistrial. We affirm.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and the appellate court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict.…