As the testimony at issue related to checks written and drawn on the victim's account, Bell cannot meet her burden of showing prejudice. See Griffin v. State , 331 Ga. App. 550, 555-556 (2) (b), 769 S.E.2d 514 (2015) (finding appellant could not demonstrate prejudice flowing from alleged trial counsel error related to charge for which the jury returned a not guilty verdict). (c) Bell contends that trial counsel should have challenged the competency of the victim to testify based on the victim's "failed memory and inability to properly communicate."
"Both this court and our Supreme Court have held that such brief, friendly exchanges between courts and witnesses do not impermissibly comment on a witness's credibility." Griffin v. State , 331 Ga. App. 550, 558 (3), (769 S.E.2d 514) (2015). Evans has not shown a violation of OCGA § 17-8-57 since the brief interaction here cannot be said to have "undermined the integrity of the process or improperly enhanced the credibility of this witness[.]"
(Citation and punctuation omitted.) Griffin v. State, 331 Ga. App. 550 , 553-554 (2) (a) (769 SE2d 514 ) (2015). As Matabara-hona has failed to show that he was prejudiced by trial counsel’s failure to object to the line of questioning, it is unnecessary for us to determine whether trial counsel’s performance was deficient.
“ ‘[I]t has long been the law that knowledge may be proved by facts and circumstances from which a jury could reasonably infer that a defendant knowingly possessed contraband.’ ” Childs v. State, 330 Ga.App. 727, 730(1), 769 S.E.2d 147 (2015), citing Hernandez–Garcia v. State, 322 Ga.App. 455, 461, 745 S.E.2d 706 (2013). Robinson v. State, 331 Ga.App. 872, 772 S.E.2d 223 (2015) (physical precedent only); Griffin v. State, 329 Ga.App. 429, 432(1), 769 S.E.2d 514 (2015); Freeman v. State, 329 Ga.App. 429, 432(1), 765 S.E.2d 631 (2014).Concerning the narrow issue before us, the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, shows that sometime in 2009, the Vidalia Police Department began receiving tips that caused them to suspect that drugs were being sold in an area around a house Scott rented at 307 Jenkins Street in Vidalia, Georgia. Police conducted two separate drug buys at the house, one involving an undercover police officer and the second with a confidential informant, and then obtained a warrant to search the premises.
“ ‘[I]t has long been the law that knowledge may be proved by facts and circumstances from which a jury could reasonably infer that a defendant knowingly possessed contraband.’ ” Childs v. State, 330 Ga.App. 727, 730(1), 769 S.E.2d 147 (2015), citing Hernandez–Garcia v. State, 322 Ga.App. 455, 461, 745 S.E.2d 706 (2013). Robinson v. State, 331 Ga.App. 872, 772 S.E.2d 223 (2015) (physical precedent only); Griffin v. State, 329 Ga.App. 429, 432(1), 769 S.E.2d 514 (2015); Freeman v. State, 329 Ga.App. 429, 432(1), 765 S.E.2d 631 (2014). Concerning the narrow issue before us, the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, shows that sometime in 2009, the Vidalia Police Department began receiving tips that caused them to suspect that drugs were being sold in an area around a house Scott rented at 307 Jenkins Street in Vidalia, Georgia. Police conducted two separate drug buys at the house, one involving an undercover police officer and the second with a confidential informant, and then obtained a warrant to search the premises.