Legal Opinion
SANCHIOUS v. the STATE.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 6, 2019No. A19A1499PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, Judge.
A jury found Christopher Sanchious guilty of three counts of aggravated child molestation, two counts of child molestation, and one count each of aggravated sodomy and sexual battery involving his girlfriend's twelve-year-old daughter. Sanchious appeals his convictions and the denial of his amended motion for new trial, challenging the trial court's admission of scientific reports and testimony regarding the analysis of one of those reports, and trial counsel's effectiveness. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.
"Following a criminal conviction, the defendant is no longer…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McNair v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014
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3Cited by7 opinions
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