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A jury found Markus English guilty of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a housing project. The jury found him not guilty of possessing more than one ounce of marijuana. English appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions because it was circumstantial, did not exclude every other reasonable hypothesis, and was inconsistent. He does not raise any argument regarding his proximity to the school or housing project. English also argues the trial court erred in admitting a cell phone allegedly belonging to him. We find no error and affirm English’s convictions. 1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, this Court neither weighs the evidence nor judges the credibility of witnesses, but only determines the sufficiency of the evidence.1 “Resolving evidentiary conflicts and inconsistencies, and assessing witness credibility, are the province of the factfinder, not this Court.”2 As long as there is some evidence, even though contradicted, to support each necessary element of the state’s case, this Court will uphold the jury’s verdict.3

Viewed in that light, the evidence shows that an officer initiated a traffic stop of a car driven by Jeffery Woods because the car had on its high beams and window tinting that was too dark. English was a passenger in the car. The car was stopped within thirty feet of an elementary school and fifteen feet from a housing project. A second officer who stopped to assist described Woods as “very lethargic, slow moving.” Suspecting Woods to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the officer instructed him to exit the car. The officer then performed a pat-down search of Woods and discovered a large bag of marijuana in his front pants’ pocket. The large bag contained approximately 30 smaller bags of marijuana weighing approximately 36.2 grams.

 
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