GA 16-7-85 - GA 16-7-85

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Evidence sufficient for conviction. - Any rational trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of terroristic threats, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-37(a) , hoax devices, O.C.G.A. § 16-7-85(a) , and armed robbery, O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41(a) , because although circumstantial, the evidence authorized the jury to exclude every reasonable hypothesis other than that the defendant engaged in the acts that constituted the crimes; even though the defendant was apprehended while wearing clothing that did not match that described by the victims, an officer familiar with the habits of bank robbers testified that bank robbers like to wear multi-layer clothing and then shed clothes after the crime. Williams v. State, 312 Ga. App. 22 , 717 S.E.2d 532 (2011). <h3...