Georgia Court of Appeals, 1988

Robinson v. State

Robinson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 23, 1988 · Benham
188 Ga. App. 553; 373 S.E.2d 825; 1988 Ga. App. LEXIS 1113

Robinson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of interference with government property (OCGA § 16-7-24). On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding the evidence to be sufficient, we affirm the judg*554ment.

Decided September 23, 1988. D. Wayne Rogers, for appellant. Joseph H. Briley, District Attorney, for appellee.

At trial, a correctional officer who worked at the Youthful Offender Correctional Institution testified that while watching a closed circuit television monitor, he saw appellant, an inmate, breaking light fixtures and light bulbs with a stick. The officer called his supervisor, who also observed appellant’s actions. The supervisor testified that he saw appellant break 10 or 12 fixtures and bulbs with a broomstick before he apprehended him. Both officers positively identified appellant as the person who caused the damage. Additional testimony showed that a total of eight fixtures and 20 to 25 light bulbs had been broken. The damaged and destroyed items were identified as being state property inside a state institution. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the interference charge, and was polled as to the unanimity of its verdict. The evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was guilty of interference with government property. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); OCGA § 16-7-24 (a); Fields v. State, 167 Ga. App. 400 (2) (306 SE2d 695) (1983).

Judgment affirmed.

McMurray, P. J., and Pope, J., concur.

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