Spradling v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Phillip Clayton Spradling was convicted on one count of aggravated sexual battery, one count of aggravated sodomy, four counts of child molestation, and two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred by admitting similar-transaction evidence. We disagree and affirm.
Construed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the evidence shows that in September 2008, Spradling lured twelve-year-old C. W and nine-year-old C. H. to his house under the guise that he was acting at the…
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