Kendrick v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant, Forrest Kendrick, was convicted of armed robbery. He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

1. The defendant enumerates as error the overruling of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal and contends that the verdict and judgment were against the weight of the evidence and without evidence to support them.(a) "The weight of the evidence 'is addressed to the trial court alone, not an appellate court... Even where an appellant proceeds directly by notice of appeal rather than by motion for new trial, the appellate courts undertake only to…