Casey v. State

Barnes, Judge.

A jury convicted Joel Casey of rape, statutory rape, aggravated sodomy, and five counts of child molestation. Casey appeals, contending: (1) he is entitled to a new trial because the jury saw him in handcuffs; (2) the trial court should not have instructed the jury on rape in addition to statutory rape because the victim was under the age of fourteen; (3) there was insufficient evidence of force to support his rape conviction; and (4) the trial court should have directed a verdict in his favor on one of the child molestation charges because it merged with the aggravated sodomy…