Logan-Goodlaw v. the State, 331 Ga. App. 671

Convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial; sentenced to 20 years with 15 to confinement.
Appeal followed an out-of-time appeal challenging sufficiency of the evidence and admissibility of similar-transaction evidence.
Victim arranged to purchase a Monte Carlo from Logan-Goodlaw for $4,000; meeting at a hotel in Lawrenceville.
At the meeting, masked gunmen robbed the victim of cash and personal items after Logan-Goodlaw unlocked the SUV.
Logan-Goodlaw admitted presence at the scene but denied participating in the robbers’ acts; the trial court admitted prior similar-transaction evidence over objection.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Sufficiency of the evidence for armed robbery	Logan-Goodlaw present but not a participant	Evidence insufficient to prove intent and participation	Sufficient; jury could find intent and participation beyond reasonable doubt
Admissibility of the 2008 similar-transaction evidence under OCGA 24-4-404(b)	Evidence relevant to intent/knowledge and admissible	Evidence lacks probative value or is prejudicial	Admissible; court did not abuse discretion balancing probative value and prejudice

Newsome v. State, 324 Ga. App. 665 (2013) (standard on reviewing sufficiency of evidence on appeal)
Byrd v. State, 325 Ga. App. 24 (2013) (weighing credibility not for reversal; sufficiency review)
Armstrong v. State, 325 Ga. App. 33 (2013) (single witness can establish a fact; standard of review)
Frazier v. State, 305 Ga. App. 274 (2010) (victim testimony alone can support conviction for armed robbery)
Powell v. State, 291 Ga. 743 (2012) (intent is a material issue; 404(b) evidence admissible to prove intent)
Crawford v. State, 301 Ga. App. 633 (2009) (credibility/jury weight concerns not basis for reversal)
Jones v. State, 326 Ga. App. 658 (2014) (three-prong test for 404(b) admissibility; relevance, sufficiency, balancing)
Edouard, 485 F.3d 1324 (2007) (Eleventh Circuit test for admissibility of other crimes)