Patterson v. State

Miller, Judge.

A jury found Ricky Eugene Patterson guilty of voluntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the shooting death of a young man. For sentencing purposes, the trial court merged the reckless conduct charge into the voluntary manslaughter charge. In this appeal, Patterson only challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. After review, we affirm.

On appeal, the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of his innocence and the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. Pollard v. State, 230 Ga. App. 159 (495 SE2d 629) (1998). Our function is not to weigh the…