Mora v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

A Cobb County jury found Cesar Mora guilty of rape, statutory rape, and two counts of child molestation for sexually abusing his wife’s twelve-year-old sister, N. E The trial court merged the statu tory rape conviction into the rape conviction and sentenced Mora to life imprisonment. Concurrent with the life sentence, the court also imposed a 20-year sentence for the child molestation convictions. On appeal, Mora claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion for a directed verdict, (2) in admitting his custodial statements, and (3) in denying his motion for new…