Robinson v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial on a charge of bus hijacking, Jeffrey Donta Robinson was found guilty but mentally ill. See OCGA § 16-12-123. On appeal, Robinson claims the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict because the evidence presented demanded he be found not guilty by reason of insanity. We disagree and affirm.

[The] standard of appellate review of the sufficiency of the evidence with regard to a [trier of fact’s] finding of sanity in a criminal case is whether after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the state, a rational trier of fact could have…