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Trujillo v. State

Evidence that an officer seized two duffle bags weighing over 50 pounds and containing plant matter, which tested positive for marijuana in three separate tests, supported the defendant's conviction for marijuana trafficking.

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Following a bench trial, a judge of the Superior Court of Camden County found Eduardo Jose Trujillo guilty of trafficking in marijuana, OCGA § 16-13-31 c. Trujillo appeals from the judgment of conviction, raising the general grounds and contending the marijuana evidence seized from his truck should have been suppressed. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, we view the evidence with all inferences in favor of the factfinder’s conclusion, giving due regard to the trial court’s opportunity to judge witness credibility. Poole v. State , 249 Ga. App. 409, 410 1 548 SE2d 113 2001. The issue before us is whether the evidence was sufficient at trial to support a conviction under the standards of Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. Viewed in this light, the record reveals the following facts.

On May 6, 2006, a Camden County Sheriff’s deputy stopped Jose Trujillo as he was driving his commercial tractor-trailer truck northbound on Interstate 95. The deputy stopped the truck because the air hoses and brake lines between the tractor and trailer were unsecured, in violation of federal law. The deputy testified that a ruptured hose could cause a truck’s brakes to seize, creating a traffic hazard.

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