Following a jury trial, Warren Peacock challenges the sufficiency of the evidence underlying his convictions for trafficking in methamphetamine,1 conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine,2 and possession of methamphetamine.3 Although sufficient evidence sustained his convictions for possession and conspiracy to distribute, we agree with Peacock that no evidence showed he trafficked in methamphetamine. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State .4 We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia .5
So viewed, the evidence shows that on February 28, 2000, Peacock, his wife, and two other men were standing in the yard of Peacock’s residence when police arrived to investigate an unspecified tip. Police obtained consent to search a small trailer located behind the residence, which trailer Peacock and his wife also controlled and occupied. In the trailer, police discovered some methamphetamine, which Peacock’s wife said belonged to her but which she at trial admitted belonged to Peacock. On the person of one of the men, police found 157 grams of methamphetamine. Evidence showed that this man was a large-scale drug dealer who had for some time on weekly basis been coming to Peacock’s residence, each time “fronting” Peacock and his wife up to five “8-balls” three-and-one-half grams each of methamphetamine with the expectation and experience of being paid the following week. Because of the number of “8-balls” delivered each week, this large-scale drug dealer understood that Peacock and his wife were distributing the methamphetamine to others. Peacock’s wife maintained a black book in which she recorded the drugs received from this large-scale drug dealer as well as the sales of these drugs to other persons who were known drug users.
