A Bulloch County jury found Johnny Lee Walker guilty of selling cocaine, OCGA § 16-13-30; and of selling cocaine within 1000 feet of a public housing project, OCGA § 16-13-32.5. Walker appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, raising the general grounds and contending the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. 1. Walker challenges his convictions for selling cocaine and for selling it within 1000 feet of a housing project, contending he did not participate in any sale, but was merely present when the sale occurred. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Citation omitted; emphasis in original. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307, 318-319 III B 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. The jury, not this Court, resolves conflicts in the testimony, weighs the evidence, and draws reasonable inferences from basic facts to ultimate facts. Id. “As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld.” Citation and punctuation omitted. Miller v. State , 273 Ga. 831, 832 546 SE2d 524 2001. Viewed in this light, the record shows the following.
On December 28, 2005, an undercover officer with the Statesboro Police Department drove to Michael Street in Bulloch County, a known drug area, to buy cocaine. As the officer drove down Michael Street, Walker, who was sitting in a parked car, honked his horn at her. As the officer slowed to a stop, Walker got out of his car and asked her what she wanted. The officer asked for $40 worth of cocaine. Walker returned to his car and talked with a woman who was sitting inside. The woman got out of the car, walked over to the officer, and asked her for $40. The woman took the officer’s money, went into a nearby apartment complex, came back out, briefly spoke with Walker, and then gave the officer the cocaine. After delivering the cocaine, the woman walked back to Walker’s side. The entire transaction was recorded in color video with sound, and the State played the recording for the jury. The State also presented evidence that the sale occurred within 1000 feet of a low-income, public housing apartment complex. The evidence adduced was sufficient to support Walker’s convictions beyond a reasonable doubt as a party to the crime of selling cocaine and for selling it within 1000 feet of a public housing project. See Banks v. State , 270 Ga. App. 221, 222-223 3 606 SE2d 34 2004; see also OCGA § 16-13-30 sale of cocaine; OCGA §16-3-2.5 sale with 1000 feet of housing project; OCGA § 16-2-20 parties to a crime.
