MacKey v. the State

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Charles Mackey appeals from his conviction of pimping a person under the age of 18, 1 contributing to the delinquency of a minor, 2 and trafficking a person for sexual servitude. 3 He challenges the denial of his motion for new trial on the grounds that the trial court erred by (1) admitting a copy of the victim’s birth certificate and Social Security card, (2) finding the evidence of the victim’s age sufficient, and (3) failing to properly rebuke the prosecutor and instruct the jury after the prosecutor referred to matters not in evidence during closing…