Fuller v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
On appeal from his conviction for aggravated child molestation and child molestation, Charles Fuller argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion for mistrial concerning a juror’s approach to and conversation with the victim during a lunch break. We agree and order a new trial.
“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence.” Reese v. State, 270 Ga. App. 522, 523 (607 SE2d 165) (2004). We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the…
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