Hayes v. State

Pope, Judge.

Ricky Irvin Hayes brings this appeal from his conviction of theft by taking. Held:

1. The credibility of the State’s chief witness, a police officer whose testimony was contradicted by defense witnesses as to certain collateral matters involving appellant’s arrest, was a matter for jury determination. Accord Ledford v. State, 173 Ga. App. 456 (1) (326 SE2d 819) (1985); Barrett v. State, 173 Ga. App. 452 (1) (326 SE2d 816) (1985). Construed most favorably to the State, the evidence of record, although conflicting, is such that any rational trier of fact could have found appellant…