Carolina v. State

Bernes, Judge.

A Fulton County jury convicted Mandell Carolina of one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes 1 and one count of solicitation of sodomy for money with a child under 17. 2 He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence in support of his convictions and the denial of his motions for a directed verdict on the charged offenses. Furthermore, Carolina challenges aspects of the hearsay testimony of the child victims and the jury charge. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the…