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PAYNE v. STATE

No. A09A1182.

687 S.E.2d 851 (2009)

PAYNE v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter K. Odom, for appellant.

Leigh E. Patterson, District Attorney, Finnis K. Salmon, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BERNES, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Kelvin Dennis Payne, Jr., was convicted of kidnapping, battery, theft by taking, and several other offenses. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the charges of kidnapping and theft by taking. We disagree and affirm.

The standard of review for the denial of a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is the same as for determining the sufficiency of the evidence...

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