McKay v. State

Miller, Judge.

Willie McKay appeals from his convictions for armed robbery, five counts of false imprisonment, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence reveals that during the early morning hours of July 4, 1999, a masked man with the same physical characteristics as McKay walked into a Shoney’s restaurant in Columbus, while brandishing a gun. After locking six Shoney’s employees in a freezer, he forced the manager to open the…