McGowan v. State

742 So.2d 1183 (1999)

Donald McGOWAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

No. 96-KA-01249-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

June 22, 1999.

Tom Sumrall, Crestview, FL, Attorney for Appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Deirdre McCrory, Attorney for Appellee.

BEFORE McMILLIN, C.J., SOUTHWICK, P.J., AND COLEMAN, J.

SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Donald McGowan was convicted by a Harrison County Circuit Court jury of touching a child for lustful purposes. Four errors are alleged on appeal: 1) failure to prove venue, 2) error in admitting evidence of prior physical contact between…