A Gwinnett County jury found Brittany Morgan Hester guilty of aggravated assault, OCGA § 16-5-21 a 2; carrying a concealed weapon, OCGA § 16-11-126; and four counts of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41. Hester appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial. She contends that the State’s evidence was insufficient to support two of her convictions, that her trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence and in refusing to give a requested jury charge. Finding no error, we affirm. 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 reveals the following facts.
On June 28, 2006, an off-duty Gwinnett County detective saw a car parked at a gas station that matched the description of a car that had been used the night before in armed robberies at two different locations. The people in the car also matched the descriptions of the perpetrators. The detective and other officers approached the driver of the car, Hester, informed her of their concerns, and asked her if she had any weapons in the car. When Hester failed to respond, the detective asked her to step out of the car, patted her down for weapons, and found a loaded .25 caliber handgun in her pocket. The detective arrested Hester for possession of the handgun. After being advised of her rights, Hester admitted her involvement in the armed robberies, and her recorded statement was played for the jury.
