Damien Hill was found guilty of two counts of armed robbery and two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. In thirteen enumerations of error on appeal, Hill: challenges the sufficiency of the evidence for one count of armed robbery and one count of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony; objects to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress; objects to the denial of his motion for new trial on the basis of newly acquired evidence; objects to the failure to charge the jury as to alibi; and alleges that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and we neither weigh the evidence nor evaluate witness credibility.1 We uphold the verdict “if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.”2 Viewed in this manner, the record shows that Hill drove Carter Wright and Patrick Noel to the Buckhead area of Atlanta in Hill’s vehicle on June 8, 2005. Wright and Noel approached two men walking down the street; Noel pointed a gun at one of the men, Tim Mather, while Wright went through Mather’s pockets and took his cellular telephone and wallet. Noel testified that the gun he used was given to him by Hill. Wright and Noel fled in the vehicle driven by Hill. The victims identified the perpetrators as two men, one wearing all black and the other wearing an orange basketball jersey, and the vehicle as a burgundy four door Chevrolet Blazer with a wildlife tag that was driven by a third man.
The next day, June 9, Hill, Wright, and Noel discussed that they “were not satisfied by what took place the first night” and decided to go to an apartment complex in Buckhead “where they could obtain some funds and be satisfied.” Hill drove Wright and Noel to the apartment complex in his vehicle. In the complex’s parking deck, Wright and Noel approached Dennis Brady and a woman; Noel pointed a gun at them while Wright went through their pockets. Brady’s cellular telephone, wallet, and watch were taken. One of the perpetrators was dressed all in black and wearing a black ski mask, while the other was wearing an orange jersey. Wright and Noel returned to Hill’s vehicle and told him what had transpired because “Hill was anxious to hear what happened. He wanted to know how much money we got or how much he got out of doing what we did.”
