Tolbert v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Tolbert appeals from his conviction of theft by sudden snatching and aggravated assault with intent to rob.

1. Appellant contends the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict and thus, the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

Mary Plooster was one of a group of patients from the Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center taken on a shopping trip to a mall in Columbus, Georgia. Ms. Plooster returned to the van in which she was riding at 8:25 p.m., about five minutes before its scheduled departure, so she stood at the rear of the van and…