Caldwell v. State

GRAVES, Presiding Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Scott Oliver Caldwell was convicted of sexual battery in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Mississippi, and sentenced to thirty-five years to be served in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with five years suspended and five years post-release supervision. Thereafter, Caldwell’s post-trial motions were denied and he perfected this appeal.

FACTS

¶ 2. On July 19, 2005, a Lee County grand jury handed down an indictment against Scott Oliver Caldwell for two counts of sexual battery against his then-seven-year-old stepdaughter, J.D.…