Following a jury trial, Sandy Powell was convicted of robbery.1 Powell appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We disagree and affirm. When reviewing a defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. 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.2 So viewed, the evidence shows that on February 19, 2009, Steven Hulsey gave Jessica Davis a ride to Powell’s house. Hulsey waited in the car while Davis went into Powell’s house. While inside, Davis spoke with Randy Pitts, and the two decided to rob Hulsey. Davis returned to Hulsey’s car, and the two drove to a Ramada Inn. During the drive, Davis repeatedly sent text messages to Pitts’s cell phone, discussing the impending robbery. When they arrived at the motel, Davis urged Hulsey to ask for a room at the back of the complex. Once in the motel room, Hulsey decided to take a shower. Hulsey placed his wallet, which contained approximately $2,300 in cash, in a stack of towels in the bathroom before entering the shower.
Meanwhile, Powell, Pitts, Chris Marable, and Ryan Freeman left Powell’s house and drove to the motel. While in route to the motel, there were multiple text messages exchanged with Davis regarding the robbery, which all four occupants of the car discussed. When they arrived at the motel, the four men entered the motel room, while Hulsey was in the shower. Davis did not know where Hulsey’s wallet was located, so Pitts directed her to go into the bathroom and ask Hulsey for some money to get a drink. Davis complied and told Pitts that Hulsey’s money was in the bathroom. Pitts then went into the bathroom, struck Hulsey in the face, took his wallet, and then left the motel in the car with Davis, Powell, Marable, and Freeman. The group returned to Powell’s house, where they divided up the money Pitts took from Hulsey. After the robbery and his subsequent arrest, Powell asked Hulsey if he would be willing to drop the charges if his money was returned to him; Hulsey agreed, but his money was never returned.
