Howard v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Jerrell Lee Howard appeals from his conviction for theft by taking and concealing a death. He argues the sufficiency of the evidence and also challenges his prison sentence as grossly disproportionate to the crimes charged. Since both arguments lack merit, we affirm.

1. As an appellate court we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict to determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. Sapp v. State, 273 Ga. 472, 473 (543 SE2d…