Dewayne Allen Range appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, asserting error by the trial court in denying his motion without conducting a hearing thereon. Range alsо claims (i) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction, (ii) that *728 the trial court erred in charging the jury, and (iii) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Discerning no error, we affirm.
Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that three men robbed the ticket counter at the Greyhound bus station inAmericus on October 31,2000. The men еntered the station at approximately 1:00 p.m., where one of them approached the ticket counter, pointed a gun at the counter clerk, and demanded monеy. The clerk placed the cash drawer on top of the counter, the robbers took the money, left the building, and were driven away by a fourth man.
The clerk called the police and, following an investigation, Range and three other men were arrested and indicted on a single count of armed robbery each. The other three suspects each еntered a guilty plea, and only Range stood trial.
At trial, the counter clerk identified Range as the gunman. Range, however, presented the testimony of one of his co-conspirators, Albert Lockhart, who testified that he was solely responsible for the robbery. Specifically, Lockhart testified that while Range was present when the robbery occurred, he was not a participant and had no prior knowledge that the robbery would take place.
After the trial court had charged the jury and sent them to deliberate, Range’s defensе counsel requested that the court give a charge on bare suspicion. The trial court refused on the grounds that doing so would place an undue emphasis on the bare suspicion charge and that the evidence did not warrant such a charge. During its deliberations, the jury asked the trial court for clarification on “intent” and “guilt by association.” The trial court thеn recharged the jury on intent and being a party to a crime, but again declined trial counsel’s request that he charge them on bare suspicion. Following further deliberations, the jury returnеd a guilty verdict.
On August 2, 2002, approximately 35 days after Range’s conviction, his trial counsel filed an untimely motion for a new trial, on which the trial court took no action. Range thereaftеr obtained new counsel, who, in April 2005, filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal or, in the alternative, leave to file another new trial motion. One year later, the trial court granted that motion, and allowed Range thirty days in which to file another motion for a new trial or to file an appeal. Range then filed his second motion for a new trial. Approximately 15 months later, the trial court denied the same without ever holding a hearing on the motion. This appeal followed.
1. Range first asserts that the trial court erred in ruling on his new trial motion without holding a hearing thereon. We disagree.
A defendant has a due process right to a hearing on his motion for a new trial if he requests one, “but the trial court has no duty to initiate suсh hearing.” (Citations and punctuation omitted.)
Wilkins
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v. State,
2. Range next asserts that, given Lockhart’s testimony, the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We disagree.
In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a criminal conviction, we view the record in the light most favоrable to the verdict, and without affording the defendant a presumption of innocence.
Jackson v. State,
To sustain Range’s conviction for armed robbery, the State was required to prove that he took the “property of another from the person or the immediate presence of another by use of an offensive weapon.” OCGA § 16-8-41 (a). Here, the State met this burden by offering the testimony of the counter clerk as to the facts of the robbery and as to the identification of Range as the gunman. This testimony, standing alone, is sufficient to suppоrt Range’s conviction. See OCGA § 24-4-8 (“The testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact.”);
Dunn v. State,
The fact that Lockhart’s testimony contradicted that of the counter clerk does not affect this analysis. When the State аnd defendant present conflicting evidence at trial, it is for the jury to resolve those conflicts by judging the credibility of the witnesses and deciding what weight to afford the testimony of each.
Singleton v. State,
3. We also find no merit in Range’s claim that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on bare suspicion. Pretermitting the issue of whether Range waived this claim of error by failing to request such a charge in a timely fashion, the record shows that such a charge was neither warranted nor necessary.
A defendant is not entitled to a charge on bare suspicion where the evidence raises more than a mere suspicion of his guilt.
Horne v. State,
Furthermore, because “the trial court gave complete instructions on reasonablе doubt and the presumption of innocence, the court did not err in refusing to give the requested charge on bare suspicion.” (Citations omitted.)
Jackson v. State,
4. Range also asserts an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, сiting trial counsel’s failure to prepare for trial, failure to timely request a charge on bare suspicion or to object to the trial court’s refusal to give the charge once requested, and failure to move for a directed verdict.
To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, a defendant bears the burden of showing both that trial counsel was deficient and that he was prejudiced by the deficiency. Prejudice is shown by demonstrating that a reasonable probability exists that the outcome оf the case would have been different but for the deficient performance of counsel. There is a strong presumption that trial counsel provided effective representation, and we will not find ineffectiveness if trial counsel’s strategy and trial tactics were reasonable at the time.
(Citations and punctuation omitted.)
Rogers v. State,
Range’s claim that trial counsel was unprepared for triаl is based on his assertion “that trial counsel failed to investigate the case and failed to [interview] the state’s witnesses prior to the day of trial” and that he met with Range only oncе before trial. Range, however, can point to no evidence of record to support these assertions, and this enumeration is therefore deemed abandoned. See
In the Interest of R. S.,
Nor can Range base an ineffective assistance of counsel claim on trial counsel’s failure to timely request a charge on bare suspicion or to object to the trial court’s refusal to give the charge once requested. As set out in Division 3, supra, Range was not entitled to such a *731 charge. Additionally, the charges that the trial court gave on presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt embodied all the elements of a bare suspicion charge, rendering such a charge unnecessary.
Finally, trial counsel’s failure to move for a directed verdict did not constitute ineffective assistance. The standard of review for the denial of a motion for directed verdict of аcquittal is the same as that for reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction.
Wilson v. State,
For the reasons set forth above, we affirm the trial court’s order denying Range’s motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.