Homer Lyons, Jr. was indicted on charges of armed robbery, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, impersonating an officer, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. A jury found Lyons guilty of all of the charges, except that it found him guilty of robbery by intimidation as a lesser-included offense of armed robbery. The trial court entered judgments of conviction on the verdict, but later vacated the conviction for possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.1 Lyons appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the convictions, and asserting that the trial court erred in finding that the jury could acquit him on the armed robbery charge but still find him guilty of aggravated assault. The arguments are without merit, so we affirm his convictions. 1. We first examine Lyons’ challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. 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.2 Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that Alonzo Smith was at the home of his second cousin, Christina Henderson, when two men wearing t-shirts with the word “SHERIFF” on them came through the door. One of the men, whom Smith identified as Lyons, told Smith to lie face down on the floor and handcuffed him. The other man, who Smith identified as Lyons’ co-defendant, Alvin Powers, displayed a handgun. The men took cash from Smith’s pocket. Powers kicked Smith in the chest, then forced him at gunpoint to write a letter stating that Smith had attempted to rape Henderson. Powers asked Lyons if he wanted Smith’s motorcycle, which Smith had left at home. Lyons replied that he did, and demanded that Smith sign a document stating that he sold his motorcycle to Lyons. They told Smith they knew where his daughters lived, where wife worked and that if he did not come back with the motorcycle, they would harm his family. Smith agreed to go home to get the motorcycle and bring it back.
After three to four hours, the men released Smith so he could retrieve the motorcycle. Smith brought the motorcycle back after his release because he was afraid the men would harm his family if he did not. Smith reported the incident to police several days later. A sheriff’s deputy assisted Smith in retrieving the motorcycle from Henderson’s driveway.
