Andrew Edwards was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.1 Finding no reversible error, we affirm. 1. The evidence at trial authorized the jury to find that mid-morning on October 22, 2003, appellant and two other teenagers approached Nathaniel Hubert and Terrance Grimes ostensibly to ask about purchasing one of the scooters in the rental van the men were loading. Hubert, who earned his living by buying and reselling items like scooters, talked with the teenagers for several minutes about prices and gave them a business card. They walked away only to return two minutes later, at which time appellant was armed with a 9 mm handgun. Appellant pointed the weapon at both men and said, “Y’all know what it is. Give up the keys.” Grimes dropped the keys on the ground and backed away. Hubert tried to reason with appellant, stating repeatedly that “it’s not worth it.” Appellant shot the unarmed Hubert once in the chest and then ran down the street. The other two teenagers picked up the keys and drove the van in the same direction. Hubert pursued on foot and managed to jump into the van, but was pushed out into the street. Appellant entered the van and the three teenagers drove off. Hubert later died from the gunshot wound. Grimes identified appellant from a photographic lineup and later at trial as the shooter. The police located the van within half an hour of the shooting in front of the house where appellant lived; appellant’s housemates, Townes and Mack, were unloading a scooter. Townes testified that appellant and two other teenagers told them they could have the scooters inside. Three members of appellant’s family testified that he was residing out of state at the time of the crimes.
The jury is the judge of the credibility of witnesses and it was authorized to disbelieve the alibi defense appellant proffered. See Daniels v. State , 281 Ga. 226 2 637 SE2d 403 2006. The evidence adduced was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find appellant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
