Allen v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

House of Prayer church pastor Arthur Allen, who, along with four co-defendants, represented themselves at a jury trial in Fulton County Superior Court, was convicted of two counts of cruelty to children and two counts of aggravated assault for his role in orchestrating the unlawful beatings of two children. He was sentenced to ten years, ninety days in jail and the remainder on probation. Following his conviction, Allen obtained counsel, who filed a motion for new trial. The motion was denied, and this appeal followed. In his enumerations of error, Allen contends that he did not…