Huff v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

A jury found Jerome Huff guilty of armed robbery and hijacking a motor vehicle. In his sole enumeration of error on appeal, Huff contends the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal. As this enumeration of error lacks merit, we affirm.

In reviewing the denial of a directed verdict of acquittal, we employ the same test used to determine sufficiency of the evidence. “Under that standard, this Court reviews the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict and defers to the jury’s assessment of the weight and credibility of the evidence.” “ ‘As long…