Stinson v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Convicted of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1 (a)) and aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2 (a)), defendant appeals, claiming error in the denial of his motion for new trial.

The motion for new trial claimed three errors: (1) failure of the State to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) if guilt were proven beyond a reasonable doubt, the evidence was sufficiently close to warrant the exercise of discretion by the trial court in granting a new trial; (3) the court committed an error of law warranting a new trial.

On appeal, however, the error of law ground is not pursued as a separate…