Castaneira v. State

Branch, Judge.

Ryan Allen Castaneira was tried by a Fayette County jury and convicted of criminal attempt to commit child molestation,1 criminal attempt to entice a child for indecent purposes,2 computer pornography and child exploitation,3 obscene Internet contact with a child,4 and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.5 He now appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, asserting that the trial court erred when it failed to instruct the jury on his sole defense of mistake in fact. Castaneira further contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for criminal…