Following a jury trial, David Haggard appeals his conviction for trafficking in methamphetamine and other drug-related offenses, raising two enumerations of error. First, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and second, he argues the trial court abused its discretion in restricting his cross-examination of a rebuttal witness. We hold that the evidence sufficed to sustain the conviction and that Haggard waived any complaint about the court’s denying him permission in cross-examination to put before the jury the minimum sentence for trafficking, which decision was within the court’s discretion in any case. Accordingly, we affirm. 1. 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 .1 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 .2
So viewed, the evidence shows that on February 25, 2008, an officer pulled in behind a vehicle with three occupants, which vehicle had a brake light out and which had just turned into the parking lot of a tire store. A male in the passenger front seat exited the vehicle and walked into the store, passing no closer than five-to-six feet of a parked pickup truck. Keeping the male in his view the entire time, the officer ordered the other occupants to remain in the vehicle and followed the male into the store. The officer escorted the male out of the store, at which time the officer witnessed Haggard exit the vehicle from the back seat and approach and lean against the pickup truck with his back to the officer. After initially refusing to comply with the officer’s command to turn around and to move away from the truck, Haggard gave the officer a confrontational look, causing the officer to draw his tazer. Haggard put his arm into the bed of the truck, at which time the officer heard a thump. Haggard then walked toward the officer, who then had the female driver of the vehicle, the other male, and Haggard stand near the officer’s patrol car while the officer inspected the bed of the truck. In the truck bed at the place where Haggard had placed his arm, the officer found a bag containing 40 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, and another controlled substance. A search of the occupants’ vehicle resulted in the discovery of syringes, a spoon with methamphetamine residue, and electronic scales.