Judice v. State

Dillard, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Daniel Judice was convicted on one count of attempted statutory rape and one count of child molestation. He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal as to the statutory-rape and child-molestation counts and in charging the jury on attempted statutory rape. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,1 the record shows that in the early evening of January 7, 2007, 19-year-old Daniel Judice…