Waddell v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Jonathan Scott Waddell, a former jailer at the Paulding County jail, appeals his convictions on one count of cruelty to inmates (OCGA § 42-4-5) and one count of party to the crime of simple battery (OCGA §§ 16-2-20; 16-5-23). He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, claims the trial court improperly limited his cross-examination of the victim, argues his trial counsel was ineffective, and claims the trial court should have granted him a new trial based on newly-discovered evidence. He also seeks review of his sentence of two years in prison and two additional years on…