Duncan v. the State

Rickman, Judge.

Frank Lee Duncan was tried by a jury and convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual battery, 1 aggravated child molestation, 2 nine counts of child molestation, 3 and two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree. 4 On appeal, Duncan contends that his convictions must be reversed because his right to be present at his trial was violated by his absence from a hearing, there is a reasonable belief that the jurors convicted him of incest for conduct that was not a crime, the State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt for one of the child molestation counts,…