Gabbard v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

A Hall County jury found appellant Blevy Buster Gabbard guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and four counts of child molestation. Without challenging the sufficiency of the evidence that supports his conviction, Gabbard appeals, enumerating seven alleged errors of law. We affirm.

1. First, Gabbard contends that the trial court erred in finding that his initial statement to Hall County Sheriff’s investigator James Alexander was noncustodial and thus did not involve Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U. S. 436 (86 SC 1602, 16 LE2d 694) (1966).

Prior to trial, a hearing was…