In the Interest of K. B. T.

K. B. T. was adjudicated delinquent based upon his participation in a homicide. He appeals, contending in his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. We find no error and affirm. The test set forth in Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979 is the proper standard of review when the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged in a motion for directed verdict of acquittal. Stansell v. State , 270 Ga. 147 1 510 SE2d 292 1998. We must also defer to trier of fact with regard to witness credibility and the weight of the evidence. Joyner v. State , 280 Ga. 37, 38-39 1 622 SE2d 319 2005.

So viewed, the evidence presented showed that the victim, a 65-year-old homeless man, was beaten, kicked on his head, and left unconscious one night in a public park during a cold rain. He was found the next morning, transported to a hospital in a comatose state. After being transferred to a larger hospital and then to a nursing home, he died in a hospice from his injuries several weeks later.