A Clayton County jury convicted Eddie Lee Griffin of family violence battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1 f. Griffin appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict, in admitting certain evidence, and in rejecting his requested jury charge on accident. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. Griffin contends the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict since both he and the victim testified at trial that Griffin did not beat the victim. 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 and emphasis omitted. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307, 319 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 the light most favorable to the prosecution, the evidence showed the following. On June 15, 2002, the victim, Griffin’s girlfriend, called 911 and reported that she has been attacked by her boyfriend and needed police assistance to reenter her home. Clayton County police officers and paramedics responded to the residence shared by Griffin and the victim. Griffin left the apartment before the officers arrived. The victim had visible injuries on her forehead and the left side of her head. The victim told an officer that she and Griffin were arguing when he threw her into the bathtub and began beating her, causing her head injuries. The officers found blood spattered about the bathroom.
