State v. Hardy

The issues in this attempted aggravated sexual assault case are whether a mistrial should have been granted when the judge in a non-jury case hears evidence of other offenses for which the defendant has not been charged and whether the evidence supports a guilty verdict. We uphold the verdict.

The defendant was indicted for an attempt to commit an aggravated sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl. Jury was waived and after a trial by the Court (Cann, J.) the defendant was found guilty.

At the time of the alleged incident, the defendant lived in the same house with the victim, a nine-year-old…