Opinion
64617.
DECIDED OCTOBER 12, 1982.
Mutiny in penal institution. Tattnall Superior Court. Before Judge Findley.
John G. Branan, for appellant.
Dupont Cheney, District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Robert S. Stubbs II, Executive Assistant Attorney General, John C. Walden, Marion O. Gordon, Senior Assistant Attorneys General, W. Davis Hewitt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
The defendant appeals his convictions on three counts of mutiny in a penal institution. Held:
1. There is no indication that any of the prospective jurors had formed fixed opinions as to the defendant's guilt or innocence; and, consequently, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for change in venue. See Coleman v. State, 237 Ga. 84, 90 ( 226 S.E.2d 911) (1976); Baker v. State, 245 Ga. 657, 659 (2) ( 266 S.E.2d 477) (1980).
2. The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 310 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979); Baldwin v. State, 153 Ga. App. 35, 37 ( 264 S.E.2d 528) (1980). Judgment affirmed. McMurray, P. J., and Birdsong, J., concur.