Following a jury trial, Raymond Carr appeals his conviction of burglary,1 robbery,2 and simple battery,3 contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, in that 1 the State relied on an allegedly improper “show up” identification, and 2 accomplice testimony implicating Carr was not corroborated. Both contentions are belied by the record; therefore, we affirm. On appeal of a criminal conviction, this Court’s duty is to determine whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. The appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Moreover, the Court does not re-weigh the evidence or resolve conflicts in testimony, but rather defers to the jury’s assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence.Citations and punctuation omitted. Walker v. State .4 So viewed, the evidence shows that after spending the day smoking crack cocaine, Carr and two accomplices a woman and a man decided to rob the woman’s mother to obtain money for more drugs. At approximately 2:00 a.m., they drove to the mother’s apartment, knocked on the door, and burst in when the mother came to answer, knocking the mother into the wall. The male accomplice beat and restrained the mother’s husband in bed, and Carr found the mother’s purse hidden under the bed, as directed by the female accomplice. As the mother swatted at Carr with tomato stakes, the three fled the apartment, taking the mother’s purse containing approximately $600 from her recently-cashed social security check.
The mother called the police, who later encountered Carr and the female accomplice in a car matching a description of the car from the robbery. After the mother recognized Carr as one of the robbers, police arrested Carr and ultimately his accomplices. All three were charged with burglary, robbery, battery, and simple battery; the accomplices pled guilty. Following a trial in which both accomplices testified, a jury found Carr guilty of all but the battery charge; Carr’s subsequent motion for new trial was denied, giving rise to this appeal.
