Borders v. State

Bernes, Judge.

A Gwinnett County jury convicted Torrey Nitaya Borders of three counts of aggravated child molestation, one count of aggravated sexual battery, five counts of child molestation, and one count of criminal solicitation to commit murder. The trial court denied Borders’ motion for new trial, from which he appeals. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the criminal solicitation to commit murder count from the remaining charges. He also contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he had committed a prior battery against the victim’s…