Following a jury trial, Jeffrey Johnson was convicted on one count each of armed robbery,1 possession of a knife during the commission of a felony,2 theft by taking of a motor vehicle,3 and criminal trespass.4 He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, i challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the armed robbery conviction and arguing that the trial court erred in ii admitting hearsay testimony, iii admitting testimony regarding canine tracking without the proper foundation, iv allowing a police officer to comment on his silence, v denying his motion for mistrial when the jury indicated that it was deadlocked, vi failing to charge the jury on witness identification, and vii admitting the testimony of witnesses who were not on the State’s witness list. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict and Johnson no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” Punctuation omitted. Berry v. State .5 In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction, we do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia .6
So viewed, the record shows that on the night of January 15, 2004, a man wearing a green ski mask, a dark coat, gloves, and glasses under his mask entered a Kangaroo convenience store, brandished a folding knife, and demanded that the two store clerks give him the money from the cash register. The female clerk standing near the cash register opened it, whereupon the man grabbed the money and fled from the store. After the man exited the store, the male clerk, who was standing near the store’s entrance, saw the man drive away in a silver Ford pickup truck with a stripe down the side of the vehicle. Immediately following the robbery, the clerks called the police and provided a description of what the man was wearing and of his vehicle.
