Glenn Edward Perdue was convicted of theft by taking, OCGA § 16-8-2, and criminal trespass, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to an aggregate of ten years, including six in confinement. On appeal from the order denying his motion for new trial, Perdue contends, inter alia, that the evidence does not support his sentence for felony theft by taking because the state failed to prove that the value of property taken exceeded $500. We disagree and affirm. On appeal of a guilty verdict, Perdue no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, for the jury has heard the evidence and judged its weight and the credibility of witnesses; the evidence is construed so as to uphold the jury’s verdict, and on appeal we do not redetermine the factual issues decided by the jury nor the weight of the evidence, but we only determine its sufficiency under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.1 Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial shows that in November 2006, James Spivey noticed that eight or nine aluminum tire rims were missing from the shop attached to his house in East Dublin. Spivey testified that he located the rims, which are normally used on Freightliner truck tires, at a local recycling center. According to Spivey, the rims cost $300 each new, but the ones taken from him were used and were worth $150 to $175 each if purchased at a salvage yard. Spivey testified that the total value of the rims taken from him exceeded $1,000. Perdue’s accomplice, William J. Garner, Jr., entered a guilty plea to theft by taking and testified against Perdue. According to Garner, he and Perdue were staying at a motel at the time of the theft. Perdue went out on the morning in question to get breakfast and returned with a “truck load” of eight to ten rims. Garner testified he and Perdue took the rims to the recycling center, where they sold them. Garner identified the stolen rims from photographs that were admitted into evidence. Garner also identified Perdue as the man who brought the rims to the motel. Garner and Perdue gave conflicting statements to law enforcement, implicating each other.
At the close of the evidence, Perdue moved for a directed verdict, contending that the state had not submitted sufficient evidence of value to support the charge of felony theft by taking. The trial court denied his motion. Perdue enumerates this ruling as error.
