Ward v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant Ward and his co-defendant Knox were convicted of rape. OCGA § 16-6-1.

1. The first issue is whether the evidence was sufficient to withstand Ward’s motion for directed verdict of acquittal. Such is to be granted “only when there is no conflict in evidence and the evidence with all reasonable deductions and inferences therefrom demands a verdict of acquittal as a matter of law. [Cits.] On appeal a reviewing court can consider all the evidence [cit.] and must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. [Cit.]” Jones v. State, 201 Ga. App. 102, 103-104…