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A jury found Christopher Wilson guilty of identity fraud. Wilson appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and the trial court erred in admitting a photocopy of a check. We find no error and affirm Wilson’s conviction. 1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover, this Court determines evidence sufficiency and does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility.1 “Resolving evidentiary conflicts and inconsistencies, and assessing witness credibility, are the province of the factfinder, not this Court.”2 As long as there is some evidence, even though contradicted, to support each necessary element of the state’s case, this Court will uphold the jury’s verdict.3

Wilson contends the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of identity fraud. According to Wilson, “it would be mere speculation for the trier of fact to assume that Wilson removed Mr. Thomason’s driver’s license from the mailbox and then traveled to Cuthbert, Georgia, to cash Mr. Royal’s check.” We disagree. The record shows that Sam Patel, the owner of a convenience store, testified that Wilson presented him with check #4979 from Royal’s Agricultural Consulting Company in the amount of $350. The check was made payable to Clarence Thomason. Wilson also produced a driver’s license that was issued to Clarence Thomason. When Patel questioned Wilson about the picture on the driver’s license, Wilson responded that it was an old picture. According to Patel, Wilson endorsed the check as if he were Clarence Thomason. Patel positively identified Wilson as the man who presented him with check #4979 The record further shows that Jack Royal testified that he never signed check #4979. In addition, Thomason testified at trial that he had ordered a new driver’s license, but had never received it. He speculated that it had been stolen from his mailbox in Calhoun County. Wilson lives on the same street as Thomason.

 
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