Mayberry v. State

Adams, Judge.

A jury convicted Roddrick D. Mayberry of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault, and two counts of aggravated sodomy. He appeals following the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence showed that on June 13, 2006, the victim went to the Mall of Georgia to pick up a birthday cake for her little brother’s party. The parking lot was crowded and she had to park some distance from the mall. As she walked to the entrance, a man later identified as Mayberry drove up beside her in his car. He pointed…