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A jury convicted Rolon Martinez of two counts of armed robbery OCGA § 16-8-41 a and two counts of burglary OCGA § 16-7-1 a. On appeal, Martinez challenges the sufficiency of the evidence as to only the second count of armed robbery, in effect, arguing that Martinez’s accomplice took the cell phones at issue. Finding ample evidence supporting Martinez’s conviction as a party to the crime, we affirm. When evaluating the sufficiency of evidence, the proper standard for review is whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This Court does not reweigh evidence or resolve conflicts in testimony; instead, evidence is reviewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, with deference to the jury’s assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence. Resolving evidentiary conflicts and inconsistencies, and assessing witness credibility, are the province of the factfinder, not this Court. Footnote and punctuation omitted. Lyons v. State , 300 Ga. App. 254, 255 1684 SE2d 388 2009. So viewed, the evidence shows that in the late afternoon of April 26, 2008, Linda Barriga returned to her apartment with her four-year-old son after visiting the child’s father. Barriga dozed off while watching several kids movies with her son only to be awakened by Martinez as he entered the apartment through her bedroom window armed with an object that appeared to be a handgun. Martinez ordered Barriga and her four-year-old son out of the bedroom and walked them to the dining room area. After doing so, Martinez went to the front door of the apartment and let in his accomplice who then went into the bedroom of Barriga’s roommate, Carla Reyes. Therein, the accomplice secured Reyes and took her to the others’ location. Martinez and his accomplice then allowed Barriga to take her now sobbing four-year-old into her bedroom where she called 911.

While in the apartment, Martinez and his accomplice went room-to-room looking for valuables. As this was ongoing, Barriga observed Martinez’s accomplice emerge from Reyes’ bedroom with two cell phones which Barriga recognized as cell phones belonging to Reyes. Before leaving, Martinez took $55 from Barriga’s purse.

 
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