Mickens v. State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Nelson Mickens appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial following his conviction by a jury of aggravated assault1 and rape.2 He contends that (1) the State failed to establish a proper chain of custody for the evidence; (2) the trial court erroneously failed to dismiss a juror or grant a mistrial based on a juror’s alleged misconduct; (3) the trial court improperly commented on the evidence; (4) the trial court gave an improper jury charge on the length of its deliberation; (5) trial counsel was ineffective; and (6) the evidence was insufficient to…