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The jury found Darris Haywood a/k/a Darrius Haywood guilty of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On appeal, Haywood contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict him. He further contends that the trial court erred by excluding testimony concerning the circumstances surrounding his co-defendant’s arrest, and by admitting expert testimony relating to the cocaine charge that was based upon hearsay and violative of his constitutional right to confrontation. Discerning no error, we affirm. 1. Following a criminal conviction, the defendant is no longer presumed innocent, and the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. See Wallace v. State , 294 Ga. App. 159 1 669 SE2d 400 2008. “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.” Citation and punctuation omitted. Neugent v. State , 294 Ga. App. 284, 285 1 668 SE2d 888 2008. See Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.

So viewed, the evidence adduced at trial showed that officers with the Southwest Georgia Drug Task Force executed a search warrant for drugs on a hotel room that was registered under the name of co-defendant Elgin Clayton. The officers found marijuana in the hotel room. Although Clayton was not in the room at the time of the search, his girlfriend was there, and the officers convinced her to call Clayton and ask him to return to the room.

 
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