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Final Copy 289 Ga. 51 S10A1999. CARTER v. THE STATE.

MELTON, Justice. Following a jury trial, Jerrod Carter was found guilty of malice murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting death of Lawrence Chambliss.1 On appeal Carter contends, among other things, that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his convictions; that the trial court erred with respect to various evidentiary matters; and that the trial court erred in its charge to the jury. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 1. Viewed

in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the record reveals that, on March 26, 2008, two men wearing bandanas to cover a portion of their faces were standing near a silver Honda Accord outside of the home of LaShonda Williams. The two men were firing an assault-type rifle into the air and demanding money. On August 19, 2008, Carter was indicted for malice murder, four counts of armed robbery, and six counts of aggravated assault. Following a March 2-6, 2009 jury trial, on March 6, 2009, Carter was found guilty on all charges. On March 9, 2009, the trial court sentenced Carter to life imprisonment for malice murder; life imprisonment for each count of armed robbery; and twenty years imprisonment for each count of aggravated assault, all to run concurrently. Carter filed a motion for new trial on March 16, 2009, which he amended with new counsel on November 17, 2009. The motion was denied on May 13, 2010. Carter's timely appeal was docketed in this Court for the September 2010 Term, and his case was orally argued on November 8, 2010.
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One of the shots entered Williams' home, and Williams then went to the front door of the house, where she could see the two men, and recognized Erik Haynes as one of the would-be robbers. After firing several shots into the air, but hitting no one and receiving no money, Haynes and his compatriot got into the silver Honda Accord with a third man who was driving. Williams identified the driver of the silver Honda as Marcus Newsome. The men drove away in the Honda, and, minutes later, they arrived at another home, where Haynes and his compatriot went inside, fired shots at the people in the home, and took money. As the victim, Chambliss, attempted to run out of the house, he was shot twice in the back. Chambliss died from his wounds. Although Carter denied to police that he had any contact with the silver Honda that was connected to the robbery, his fingerprints were found on the outside of the car. Furthermore, an eyewitness' physical description of the second gunman from the robbery matched Carter. The evidence outlined above was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find Carter guilty of all the crimes for which he was convicted beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979). See also OCGA

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