Bryson v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

In a two-count indictment, the appellant, James Franklin Bryson, was convicted by a jury of aggravated child molestation involving two of his granddaughters. Following a trial by jury, he was convicted of both offenses, and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on each count, to serve consecutively. This appeal follows the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Bryson initially asserts that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the law of aggravated child molestation because the evidence did not support such a charge. We disagree.

At trial, the state…