Powell v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
A jury found Denise Nicole Powell guilty of identity fraud. She appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal. Finding no error, we affirm.
In reviewing the denial of a motion for directed verdict, we employ the same standard used in assessing the sufficiency of the evidence. We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility. Stack-Thorpe v. State, 270 Ga. App. 796, 802 (5) (608 SE2d 289) (2004). We merely determine whether the evidence, construed favorably to the jury’s verdict, was sufficient for a rational…
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