Lakeisha Michelle Williams was jointly indicted with Antonio M. Conley, Sabrina M. Pierce, and Sedrick S. Williams “Sedrick” on one count each of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute1 and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Williams and Conley were tried together.2 Pierce pleaded guilty before trial and testified against Williams. Williams was convicted of both offenses. The trial court merged the misdemeanor with the felony and sentenced Williams to ten years, including four to serve. On appeal from the order denying her motion for new trial, Williams raises the general grounds. We affirm. Construed in the light most favorable to the verdict,3 the evidence shows that on May 26, 2005, Robert Jones and Brian Bunce, narcotics agents with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Department, executed a search warrant at an apartment on North Erwin Street in Cartersville. The agents discovered Pierce in the living room along with a shoe box full of marijuana in baggies, $78 in cash, and a second bag of marijuana on a table. A search of the upstairs front bedroom yielded a large bag of marijuana, digital scales, and more plastic baggies. Income tax return information from a service provider addressed to Williams, including W-2 forms, was found in an open dresser drawer in that bedroom. A receipt issued to Williams on April 27, 2004, for automobile repairs was found in a bucket next to the bed. A semi-automatic rifle, a second set of scales, and a diaper bag containing $602 in cash were found in the rear bedroom. Jones ran Williams’s name through a computer database, and it showed the North Erwin Street apartment as her address. Altogether, the marijuana seized on May 26 weighed 245 grams, or 8.6 ounces.
On June 24, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., Jones returned to the apartment to serve an arrest warrant on Williams. Jones found her in bed with Conley in the upstairs front bedroom. A small bag of marijuana was on top of the dresser. Williams was charged as a party to the crimes of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
