Branch, Judge.On appeal from his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Kiron McKie argues that because there was no evidence before the jury that he had been convicted of the underlying felony, he cannot be convicted of the firearm possession charge. We find no error and affirm. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence.” Reese v. State, 270 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004) (citation omitted). We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, “any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307, 319 (III) (B) (99 SCt 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979) (citation and emphasis omitted).So viewed, the record shows that in the course of an attempted drug deal at the front door of the male victim’s apartment, McKie and the victim struggled over a gun, resulting in the discharge of the gun and the shooting of the victim in the back. In light of the victim’s death from his wound, McKie was charged with malice murder, three counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, attempted violation of the controlled substance laws, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The convicted-felon possession charge alleged that McKie had possessed a firearm “after having been convicted of a felony, . . . to wit: Forgery in the First Degree.” At trial, and just before resting its case, the State proffered what it characterized as “a certified conviction of [McKie] from Fulton County for the offense of forgery in the first degree.” When McKie did not object, the prosecutor stated that she was “just going to show the face of [the exhibit] to the jury.” The document duly admitted as State Exhibit 35 was a copy of an October 2011 indictment for first-degree forgery against McKie. At the bottom of the indictment is a section of printed text stating that the defendant “waives [a] copy of indictment, list of witnesses, formal arraignment and pleads X Guilty.” This plea section of the form was signed by McKie, his counsel, and the prosecutor on November 14, 2011, and filed the following day.McKie testified at trial, admitting to obtaining the gun in the course of the struggle with the victim and to pointing the gun at him. In the course of closing argument, McKie’s counsel made the following statements:You’ll have the indictment, you’ll have the certified, [McKie] got convicted of forgery back in Fulton County some years ago. And technically, he is a convicted felon.
Yes, [McKie] is a convicted felon. We admit that all day. It’s true.
