Lipsey v. State

Banke, Judge.

Pending appeal of his conviction of child molestation, the appellant seeks the reversal of an order denying his motion for an appeal bond. The appellant was indicted for three counts of child molestation, each involving his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The first count was *213based on alleged sexual intercourse, the second on alleged sodomy, and the third on alleged fondling. A jury found him not guilty as to the sexual intercourse count and guilty as to the sodomy and fondling counts. The court imposed a 20-year sentence on each of the convictions, to be served consecutively.

At the…