Opinion ID: 1919711
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: was the jury's verdict contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence and was the verdict manifestly wrong as a matter of law?

Text: Holmes asserts the State showed no evidence of violence or threat of injury, therefore the jury's verdict was wrong and against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. In determining whether a jury verdict is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, this Court accepts as true all evidence which supports the verdict and will reverse only when convinced that reasonable and fair-minded jurors could only find the defendant not guilty. Green v. State, 614 So.2d 926, 932 (Miss. 1992). In this case a single witness, Sims, stated that Holmes snatched over one hundred dollars out of his hand and ran away. Sims said Holmes later offered to repay the money if Sims would drop the charges. The jury clearly believed Sims. Testimony from a single credible witness is sufficient to sustain a conviction. Williams v. State, 512 So.2d 666, 670 (Miss. 1987). Sims' testimony provided evidence sufficient to prove all elements of grand larceny. See Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-41 (1994). There is no merit to this issue.