Cordy v. State

The victim's identification of the defendant as the man who robbed him of his wallet and car keys at gunpoint supported defendant's armed robbery conviction.

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Marion Cordy was found guilty by a jury of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of the robbery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during the commission of the robbery. For the reasons stated below, we find no merit in the enumerations of error on appeal and affirm the judgment of conviction.

1. The evidence was sufficient to support the convictions. The victim testified at trial and identified Cordy as the man who robbed him of his wallet and car keys at gunpoint, and identified Cordy’s car as the same one driven by the robber. The State also introduced similar transaction evidence and testimony from an inmate confined with Cordy who testified that Cordy bragged to him that he robbed the victim. Finally, the State introduced evidence that Cordy was a convicted felon at the time he committed the present armed robbery. In his defense, Cordy produced alibi evidence that he was driving relatives to work at the time of the robbery. The State showed, however, that Cordy had originally claimed to be working at the time of the robbery, but abandoned that alibi when faced with proof that he was not at work. In rebuttal, the State also introduced evidence showing that, even if he had driven relatives to work as he claimed, this would not have prevented him from committing the robbery. The credibility of the witnesses and the weight to be given the evidence was a matter for the jury. Parker v. State, 220 Ga. App. 303 469 SE2d 410 1996. The evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find Cordy guilty of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. OCGA § 16-8-41a; 16-11-106; 16-11-133 b 1; Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.

Cordy v. State

The victim's identification of the defendant as the man who robbed him of his wallet and car keys at gunpoint supported defendant's armed robbery conviction.

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