Lockett v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Terry Lockett appeals his judgment of conviction of the kidnapping of Dorothy Williams, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and simple battery. He enumerates four errors. Held:

1. Appellant’s first enumeration asserts a claim of insufficiency of the evidence. Appellant argues in part that “this case is basically a swearing match, with appellant’s testimony being contradicted by [the victim,] Dorothy Williams.”

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence;…