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Chambers v. State

Defendant's aiding his accomplices in luring the victim to a wooded area where they told him to give it up authorized the jury to find the defendant was a party to the crime.

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Rafael Chambers appeals his conviction for aggravated assault. He asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We find that the evidence was sufficient and affirm his conviction.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence authorized the jury to find that the following occurred. In the early morning of May 31, 1998, Chambers, DeWayne Harrison and Thaxter Swindle went to a party also attended by William Smith. Smith was intoxicated from alcohol and drug consumption. Harrison approached Chambers and Swindle about robbing Smith. Next, Harrison borrowed a car from another person at the party, and he, Chambers and Swindle approached Smith and offered to “carry him to a freak.” The four of them left the party in the borrowed car, and, under the guise of locating a prostitute for Smith, Harrison drove to two trailer parks. At the second trailer park, Harrison parked, and he and Chambers got out and walked through a wooded area and behind an unoccupied trailer. From there, they called to Smith, “Here she is,” and told him to get out of the car. Smith and Swindle went to join Harrison and Chambers. Then one of the three repeatedly told Smith to “Give it up.” Smith did not give them anything and ran. Harrison, Chambers and Swindle caught him and again told him “to give it up.” As Smith hesitated and reached towards one of his attackers, one of them shot him in the stomach. Then they put a gun to Smith’s head and demanded his money. Smith finally handed over his wallet, and Harrison, Chambers and Swindle ran back to the car and drove away. Chambers received $40 of the money taken from Smith.

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