Following a jury trial, Michael K. Barber was convicted of three counts of armed robbery OCGA § 16-8-41 a.1 He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, and we affirm. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This Court determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 2 and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. Any conflicts or inconsistencies in the evidence are for the jury to resolve. As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, we must uphold the jury’s verdict.3 So viewed, the evidence shows that on July 29, 2004, Bruce Varner approached Barber in a stolen car. Barber asked if Varner “knew where they could get some money,” and Varner replied, “No.” Barber got into the vehicle, and the two men drove towards an apartment complex, where they saw several men sitting down outside an apartment. Barber told Varner to pull over, and Varner complied, backing the car into a parking spot.4 Barber then gave Varner a gun, and both men exited the vehicle and approached the men. Barber stated, “You know what time it is,” and Varner, who was holding the gun, grabbed the back of one of the men’s pants, while Barber collected their wallets. Tyrone Williams, Jr., who employed the victims on a cleaning crew, witnessed the incident. Williams testified that he saw the driver exit the car, which he left running, and walk around to the passenger side, where Barber handed him a gun. When Williams saw the gun, he backed into the apartment they were cleaning and watched as Barber took the wallets from the victims. Williams then flagged down police, who were already on the apartment complex property making another arrest, and reported the robbery. The police officers approached the scene and saw two men, one of whom was Barber, standing in front of the victims, who had their hands in the air. Barber made eye contact with one of the officers and fled on foot, after warning Varner. The officers initially chased after Barber, but then called dispatch for assistance, giving them a description of the two men and their direction of travel. The police were unable to apprehend Barber at the scene, but they did catch Varner, who identified Barber as his co-perpetrator and ultimately led police to Barber’s home.
The same afternoon, Barber broke into a townhouse in a complex on the same street as the complex where the robbery occurred. Joel Price, who was 14 years old at the time of trial, testified that Barber broke down the locked door of his unit. Price testified that when Barber saw him, Barber stated that “he was running from the cops. He gave me a story about, how he beat his girlfriend, something like that, he and his home boy. So he said he wasn’t going to hurt me or nothing like that. . . . He was just on the phone . . . talking to somebody, I guess.” Barber asked Price for some clothes, and he changed and then left approximately an hour and a half later. Price identified Barber both at trial and in a photographic lineup.
