Following a bench trial in Fulton County, Jamison Holiman was convicted of trafficking in 400 grams or more of a mixture containing cocaine,1 based on evidence that Jamison and his brother, Royrecaus, had joint constructive possession of the mixture.2 Jamison appeals, contending that the evidence adduced at trial is insufficient to sustain his trafficking conviction for several reasons. First, Jamison asserts that, because the State did not prosecute his brother, and because it is undisputed that his brother had equal access to the mixture, proof of joint constructive possession cannot sustain his conviction, and the State instead was required to prove that Jamison had sole constructive possession of the mixture. Second, even if proof of joint constructive possession could sustain the conviction, the evidence does not really prove, Jamison says, that he had constructive possession of any of the mixture, much less 400 grams or more of it. Finally, Jamison contends that the evidence does not show that the cocaine mixture had a purity of 10 percent or more.3 We find no merit in these claims and affirm the judgment of conviction. To prove that Jamison committed the offense of which he was convicted, the State had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Jamison knowingly possessed 400 grams or more of a “mixture with a purity of 10 percent or more of cocaine.” OCGA § 16-13-31 a 1 C. When we consider whether the evidence adduced at trial is sufficient to sustain the trafficking conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, and we ask only whether any rational trier of fact could find proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the essential elements of trafficking. Ferguson v. State , 307 Ga. App. 232, 233 1 704 SE2d 470 2010. It is for the trier of fact to pass upon the weight and credibility of the evidence and to resolve any conflicts in the evidence, and we do not concern ourselves with such things. See id. “If the record contains some competent evidence to prove each element of the crime of which the defendant was convicted, even though that evidence may be contradicted, we must uphold the conviction.” Id.
The evidence here shows that law enforcement officers secured a warrant in November 2005 to search an apartment in Fulton County in connection with an extensive investigation of cocaine sales and trafficking in west Atlanta, and when they executed the warrant, the officers found Jamison and his brother inside. According to the officers, the apartment is a small one, and it consists primarily of a kitchen and common living area, two bedrooms, and a balcony. By the time the officers executed the warrant, Jamison had been in the apartment for at least two hours, and he had been its sole occupant for most of that time, until his brother arrived at the apartment just before the officers executed the warrant.4 The officers first attempted to gain entry to the apartment by knocking on the door and announcing that they had a warrant, but when they did so, they heard “people running through the apartment,” and they then elected to make a forcible entry. When they entered the apartment, the officers found Jamison hiding under a bed in the first bedroom, and they discovered Royrecaus attempting to escape off the balcony. The officers ordered Jamison to come out from his hiding place, but he refused, and the officers had to drag him from it and secure him with handcuffs. Jamison then became belligerent and began yelling profanities at the officers.
