Edvalson v. State

310 Ga. 7

FINAL COPY S19G1516. EDVALSON v. THE STATE. BOGGS, Justice. A jury found Thomas Edvalson guilty of 22 counts of sexual exploitation of children, OCGA § 16-12-100 (2003),1 for possession of 11 digital images depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.2 With respect to each digital image, he was found guilty of both possession under OCGA § 16-12-100 (b) (8)3 and possession with intent to distribute under OCGA § 16-12-100 (b) (5).4 At sentencing, the trial court merged the “simple” possession counts 1 Because the crimes occurred in 2012, the 2003 version of this statute…