Burge v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Henry Burge appeals his convictions for obstruction of an officer and riot in a penal institution. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. After review of the record, we find the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict, and we affirm Burge’s convictions.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, the jury was authorized to find that the following occurred. On April 2, 1998, Burge was lawfully incarcerated at the Floyd County Jail. His uncle, Anthony Burge, was also an inmate in the same cellblock. Anthony Burge…