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Arandu Arroyo Gomez appeals from his conviction and sentence and the denial of his motion for new trial. We affirm. 1. He first contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. However, other than twice reciting the evidence presented at trial, word-for-word totaling 28 pages of the brief, Gomez offers no explanation whatsoever of how he contends the evidence was insufficient. He also fails to support this enumeration with argument or citation of authority, as required by Court of Appeals Rule 25 a 3, and therefore the enumeration is deemed abandoned. See Court of Appeals Rule 25 c 2; Gartrell v. State , 291 Ga. App. 21, 22 1 660 SE2d 886 2008 enumeration regarding sufficiency of evidence abandoned; In re R. C. , 289 Ga. App. 293, 294 2 a 656 SE2d 914 2008 same; Dix v. State , 246 Ga. App. 338, 339 1 540 SE2d 294 2000 same.

Furthermore, the evidence supports the following summary of the facts, provided by the State: At least three Hispanic men came to the residence of Aracely Herrera on February 18, 2004. Two of these men were identified by Ms. Herrera and Mr. Vidales as the Appellant and Mr. Trebeno. They came to Ms. Herrera’s residence to retrieve the $125,000.00 drug money owed to the Appellant or, in the alternative, to kidnap a member of the Martinez family. They forced Mr. Vidales, Mr. Morales and Mr. Elisalde into the residence at gunpoint. Once inside, they asked the three victims about the location of the drug money, hit them, threw them to the floor and bound them with gray tape. They later robbed them of their wallets and jewelry. Check stubs, photo identification cards and other items which had been stolen from Mr. Elisalde and Mr. Morales were recovered from the shoulder of the roadway of I-75 near the Chula-Brookfield Road exit. When Ms. Herrera returned to her home, she was hit and kicked. Her hands were bound behind her back with tape. A hood was placed over her head and she was taken from her home to a residence in Fulton County, where she was held for two days until her rescue by a SWAT team. While being held at the Fulton County residence, Ms. Herrera was sexually assaulted by Appellant. He put a gun into her mouth and raped her, there being at least partial penetration before Mr. Trebeno pulled him off Ms. Herrera. . . . The Appellant and Mr. Trebeno were arrested inside the residence where Ms. Herrera was rescued. These facts and others in the record support Gomez’s conviction on one count of kidnapping Herrera with bodily injury, three counts of kidnapping the three men, three counts of armed robbery, four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and two counts of burglary.

 
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