SLADE v. STATE

No. A08A0894.

658 S.E.2d 439 (2008)

SLADE v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Burdges, Atlanta, for appellant.

Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, William C. Akins, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, Jarrod Slade appeals his jury-trial conviction for possessing cocaine. Because Slade's co-defendant testified and identified Slade as the owner of the cocaine at issue, and because Slade was standing next to the cocaine in plain view, the evidence sufficed to sustain the conviction. Accordingly, we affirm.

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