Keanum v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of three counts of child molestation and appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence and the denial of his motion for new trial. The charges involved acts allegedly committed against appellant’s nine-year-old stepdaughter.

1. Relying on Vance v. State, 262 Ga. 236 (2) (416 SE2d 516) (1992), appellant contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury that “moral and reasonable certainty is all that can be expected in a legal investigation.” Appellant also contends trial counsel’s failure to reserve exceptions to the court’s charge constituted…