A Whitfield County jury found James Kuykendoll guilty of family violence battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1 a, f, and the court sentenced him to serve ten days of a twelve month sentence, the balance probated. Kuykendoll appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending the trial court erred in refusing to grant a continuance and in admitting a recording of a 911 call. He also raises the general grounds. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. 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 a reasonable doubt.” Citation omitted; emphasis in original. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307, 318-319 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 basic facts to ultimate facts. 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.
During the late evening of May 19, 2004, Kuykendoll argued with his girlfriend, Vicky Mowery, in the kitchen of their home. Mowery’s daughter was present. She witnessed Kuykendoll shove Mowery into the cabinets and then “head-butt” her in the face so hard that Mowery dropped to the floor with a nose bleed. Mowery sustained bruises to her face, knee and arm, a cut to her lip, and loosened teeth. Photographs of her injuries were published to the jury. Mowery’s son, who was in another room when the argument began, witnessed his mother lying on the kitchen floor, holding her bloody face, while Kuykendoll stood over her, smiling. Mowery’s daughter called 911. The recording of the 9-1-1 call was played for the jury. After striking Mowery, Kuykendoll fled, and the police were unable to immediately locate him.
