A Houston County jury found Alvin Powers guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of robbery by intimidation, OCGA § 16-8-41 a; false imprisonment, OCGA § 16-5-41 a; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, OCGA § 16-5-21 a 2; and impersonating a peace officer, OCGA § 16-10-23. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm. Powers argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. 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, 319 III B 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. It is the function of the jury, not this Court, to resolve conflicts in the testimony, weigh the evidence, and draw reasonable inferences from the evidence. 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 reveals the following facts.
On March 25, 2006, Powers’ girlfriend, Christina Henderson, called the victim. Henderson told the victim that she needed some money. After the victim told her he did not have any money to give her, she called him back and asked him to come to her house because she needed to see him right away. When the victim arrived, Henderson was alone and was dressed in a t-shirt and underwear. Shortly after the victim entered the house, Powers and another man, Homer Lyons, came in through the back door. Both of the men were wearing black t-shirts with white lettering that read “Sheriff” or “Sheriff’s Department,” and Powers was carrying a .380 automatic weapon. One of the men ordered the victim to lay face down on the floor, and then Lyons handcuffed him. They took $114 out of the victim’s pocket, and Powers kicked the victim in the chest. Powers sent Lyons out to the victim’s car, and Lyons returned with the victim’s briefcase and Bible. Powers took the victim’s title to his motorcycle out of the briefcase and forced the victim to write a bill of sale dated that day and stating that he had received $3,000 for the motorcycle. The men also forced the victim to promise to withdraw $10,000 from his 401K retirement account and give it to them within five days. Powers smeared deodorant on the wall and made the victim put his fingerprints in it, telling him it was “evidence.” The men also took photographs of the victim with the victim’s cell phone.
