Following a jury trial, Jackie Boring was convicted on one count each of possession of methamphetamine,1 possession of marijuana with intent to distribute,2 unlawful possession of alprazolam,3 and possession of drug-related objects.4 He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction on the offense of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and arguing that the trial court erred by failing to adequately instruct the jury on that same offense. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. 1. We first address Boring’s contention that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction on the charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict and Boring no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” Punctuation omitted. Dennis v. State .5 In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia .6
So viewed, the record shows that around 10:30 pm on May 31, 2007, Maria Dominguez heard someone outside her home and opened her front door to find Boring, whom she did not know, on her front porch. Boring, who was carrying a small black bag, appeared frightened and asked to use Dominguez’s telephone to call for help, claiming that someone was chasing him and trying to steal from him. A moment later, another man, whom Dominguez also did not know, charged onto Dominguez’s porch and began trying to beat Boring with a large stick. As the two men struggled, Dominguez screamed that she had called the police, at which point the man with the stick stopped hitting Boring and left Dominguez’s property. Boring then asked Dominguez to telephone a friend for him, but instead, Dominguez telephoned her husband, who, in turn, called the police to report the incident.