Davis v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Mark S. Davis was convicted of felony murder for the November 27, 2008, death of the victim Roy Robinson. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred when it upheld its denial of his motion for a directed verdict. We review the denial of a motion for directed verdict as we would a claim challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Bell v. State, 284 Ga. 790 (1) (671 SE2d 815) (2009); Thomas v. State, 239 Ga. 734 (2) (238 SE2d 888) (1977).

The record shows that on…