A Newton County jury found Reginald Felder guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of bribery, OCGA § 16-10-2. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred in improperly restricting his cross-examination of a witness, in admitting similar transaction evidence, and in failing to give a jury instruction. He also claims he received ineffective assistance of counsel and argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. In attacking the sufficiency of the evidence, Felder contends that the evidence was conflicting and that some of the witnesses were not credible. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, “the relevant question is 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 reasonable doubt.” Citation omitted; emphasis in original. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307, 319 III B 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. The jury, not this Court, resolves conflicts in the testimony, weighs the evidence, and draws reasonable inferences from the evidence. Id. “As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld.” Citation and punctuation omitted. Miller v. State , 273 Ga. 831, 832 546 SE2d 524 2001. Viewed in this light, the record reveals the following facts.
In 2003, Felder was employed as a detention officer at the Newton County Detention Center “the jail”. In early April 2003, an inmate, R. H.,1 was considering escaping from the jail. R. H. decided that he needed a handcuff key, so he approached Felder and asked Felder to get him a key. After some negotiations, Felder and R. H. agreed that R. H. would pay Felder $100 for the key. R. H. arranged for a friend to hide two $50 bills in a greeting card and mail it to him R. H. at the jail. A few days after R. H. received the money, Felder and a jail trustee were passing out extra sandwiches to the inmates on the cellblock. When the trustee gave R. H. a ham sandwich, R. H. initially just put it down on a table. Shortly thereafter, Felder came to R. H.’s cell and asked him if he liked the sandwich. R. H. realized that he was supposed to look inside the sandwich and, when he did, he found a handcuff key. R. H. put the key on a chain around his neck and hid it behind his cross. About 45 minutes later, Felder took R. H. to the showers. R. H. gave Felder a dirty towel with the $100 hidden inside. Felder left briefly and, when he returned, he gave R. H. a clean towel.
