Bharadia v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Samdeep Bharadia and Sterling Flint were indicted together for burglary of an apartment and theft by receiving the property stolen from that apartment. Bharadia was also indicted for aggravated sodomy — placing his mouth on the vagina of the victim, and aggravated sexual battery — inserting a cotton swab into the victim’s vagina. Bharadia pled not guilty to the charges and proceeded to a jury trial, while Flint negotiated a guilty plea agreement with the state and testified against Bharadia.

At trial, the victim testified that on Sunday, November 18, 2001, she returned…