Following his conviction by a jury of theft by taking motor vehicle, five counts of obstruction of an officer, and numerous motor vehicle and traffic violations, Dallas Lee Brown appeals, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. Finding the evidence sufficient, we affirm. On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in a light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence. An appellate court determines only the legal sufficiency of the evidence adduced below and does not weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the witnesses. As long as there is some evidence, even though contradicted, to support each necessary element of the State’s case, the verdict will be upheld. Moore v. State .1 Viewing the facts in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that on December 1, 2000, William Benton drove his red 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck to a friend’s house and left it in his friend’s yard, unlocked and with the keys in the ignition, while he and his friend went Christmas shopping. When Benton returned that afternoon, his truck was missing.
On that same day, Reneshia Presha borrowed the car of her mother-in-law, Patricia Smith, and went driving with her sister. She was involved in an accident with a red truck and identified Brown, whom she recognized from their having grown up in the same neighborhood, as the driver. The car Presha was driving was a total loss, while the red truck driven by Brown sustained damage to the front grill and bumper. Presha told Brown that she intended to call the police, but Brown asked her not to make the call. When Presha returned from making the call, both Brown and the red truck were gone. Police and an ambulance arrived shortly thereafter, and Presha was taken to the hospital because of injuries to her back and neck. This evidence was sufficient to support Brown’s convictions on Count 3 failure to stop at the scene of an accident and Count 4 failure to report an accident with injury.
