Ralph Meadows, Kenny Williamson, and Marion Turner were tried jointly and convicted in connection with a Gwinnett County armed robbery. Specifically, the jury found the appellants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt as follows: Meadows of armed robbery, OCGA § 16-8-41; and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, OCGA § 16-11-106 ; and Williamson and Turner of the lesser included offense of robbery, OCGA § 16-8-40 a .1 Following the denial of their motions for a new trial, all three men appeal Meadows in Case No. A07A0633, Williamson in Case No. A07A0621, and Turner in Case No. A07A0635, challenging, inter alia, the admission of certain evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence, certain jury instructions, and the effectiveness of counsel. Because the three men were tried together and enumerate related errors on appeal, we consolidate these cases for purposes of appeal. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. Meadows and Williamson contend the evidence was insufficient to sustain their convictions. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This Court determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979, and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility. Any conflicts or inconsistencies in the evidence are for the jury to resolve. As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, we must uphold the jury’s verdict. Citations omitted. Rankin v. State , 278 Ga. 704, 705 606 SE2d 269 2004. The standard of Jackson v. Virginia is met if the evidence is sufficient for any rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime charged. Clark v. State , 275 Ga. 220, 221 1 564 SE2d 191 2002.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows the following. On the evening of March 27, 2003, Brian Kemp spent the evening with Meadows and Turner, who were all acquainted from having been neighbors in Lithonia, and with Williamson, who lived in Gwinnett County.2 The four men gathered at Kemp’s house and left in Kemp’s car, a gold Chevrolet Impala. Kemp saw Turner carrying a small, red souvenir baseball bat. Just before midnight, Kemp drove to a condominium complex in Gwinnett County and stopped the car when the others told him to stop. Meadows, Williamson, and Turner all got out of the car.
