Smith v. State

Mikell, Judge.

After a jury trial, Kennedy Smith was convicted of burglary, kidnapping, rape, and two counts of robbery. Smith was sentenced to serve a total of 90 years, 20 years each on the burglary, kidnapping, and rape counts, and 15 years each on the robbery counts. On appeal, Smith challenges the sufficiency of the evidence as to each conviction and the trial court’s denial of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. We affirm.

The standard for reviewing the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as that used for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence…