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he advised, encouraged, and counseled Willis to come rescue him ‘with guns blazing,’ as the State contended.” Styles v. State, 329 Ga.App. 143, 764 S.E.2d 166 (September 24, 2014). Burglary and armed robbery convictions affirmed; although Styles was allowed to enter the residence by a resident’s family member, he could still be convicted as a party to the crime of burglary because he allowed his confederate to enter and stage the robbery. State v. Jackson, 294 Ga. 9, 748 S.E.2d 902 (September 23, 2013). Following defendant’s murder conviction, trial court erred in granting motion for new trial on grounds that evidence was insufficient to convict. “In this case, the following conduct by appellee was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt that appellee was a party to the crimes for which he was charged: appellee had a dispute with the victim; appellee had [co-defendant] Christmas drive him to where the victim was located with the intent to confront the victim; appellee brought the gun used to kill the victim and cocked the gun while in the vehicle driven by Christmas; appellee pistol-whipped the victim; appellee stood over the victim after Christmas shot him at close range and made a statement indicating his approval of the shooting and appellee fled from the scene with Christmas, leaving the victim for dead.” Gordon v. State, 316 Ga.App. 42, 728 S.E.2d 720 (May 22, 2012). Motor vehicle hijacking and related convictions affirmed; evidence was sufficient to convict defendant as party to the crimes. “[G]iven [co-conspirator] C.T.'s initial implication of Gordon [in custodial statement] combined with the fact that Gordon was waiting in the getaway vehicle while C.T. hijacked the SUV, fled with C.T. from the scene of the crime, possessed the gun that C.T. used in the crime, and fled again when the police attempted to arrest him, we conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support Gordon's convictions as a party to C. T.'s crimes.” Skipper v. State, 314 Ga.App. 870, 726 S.E.2d 127 (March 16, 2012). Evidence supported defendant’s conviction for attempted armed robbery. “Here, evidence that Skipper discussed the attempted armed robbery beforehand with the co- defendants, provided part of the disguise for her brother, drove the co-defendants to the crime scene, was present near the scene of the attempted robbery, fled the scene after the attempted robbery, and changed her story about the details of the night of the attempted robbery was sufficient to allow the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Skipper aided and abetted the charged crime and was guilty as a party.” Jackson v. State, 314 Ga.App. 272, 724 S.E.2d 9 (February 22, 2012). Evidence supported defendant’s drug convictions where it showed that “Jackson knew that [co-defendant] Esters had possession of the marijuana and ecstacy. The evidence also showed that Jackson allowed Esters to place the drugs in the trunk of his vehicle, and that Jackson knowingly transported the drugs in his vehicle.” Tabb v. State, 313 Ga.App. 852, 723 S.E.2d 295 (February 1, 2012). Evidence supported defendant/mother’s conviction for child cruelty based on beating inflicted by co-defendant/father. “Here, [victim] D.W.'s testimony shows that Leilani [Tabb] was present during Melvin's November 13, 2008, beating of D.W. with a belt, yet did nothing to stop Melvin or otherwise help D.W. There was also evidence authorizing the jury to find that Leilani knew D.W. sustained injuries as a result of Melvin's November 13, 2008 beating. D.W. testified that his arms and back hurt when he left his parents' bedroom, and that it hurt to put on his book bag that morning. The evidence shows that D.W. saw Leilani before he left for school that morning, and in fact told Leilani that his arm hurt. According to the school officials and physician who examined D.W. later that day, D.W. was experiencing pain in his arms and having difficulty moving them. Yet, the only assistance Leilani ever offered to D.W. was to instruct him not to move his arm a lot. There was also evidence that Leilani was not only aware of prior abuse that D.W. sustained via a belt, but had also participated in such prior abuse. The examining physicians testified that D.W.'s body was covered with severe bruising that was in various stages of healing and consistent with being repeatedly struck with a belt. According to D.W., Leilani would see him every morning without his clothing on while he applied his daily eczema treatment. Furthermore, D.W. stated in his recorded interview that, on other occasions, Leilani whipped him with a belt, striking him about ten to fifteen times in a row. Leilani admitted in her recorded interview that both she and her husband regularly ‘whooped’ D.W. with a belt across his bare skin.” Rinks v. State, 313 Ga.App. 37, 718 S.E.2d 359 (November 29, 2011). Evidence supported defendant’s conviction as party to crime of entering an auto with intent to commit a theft. “Evidence showed that Rinks drove with his friend, Self, to the pharmacy; that he sat at the wheel of the idling truck and waited while Self got out and committed the criminal act in plain view; that he immediately drove from the scene with Self to his apartment where Self hid in a closet when police arrived; and that he lied to police when confronted about the criminal act. There was also evidence that, in contradiction of eyewitness testimony produced by the State, Rinks gave false testimony at trial that he was walking away from the