Braddock v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellant, Gary D. Braddock, was convicted by a jury of two counts of child molestation and one count of rape of his former stepdaughters and was subsequently sentenced to twelve years in prison on each offense, to serve concurrently. The trial court denied his motion for new trial and this appeal followed.

1. The defendant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to question the absence of an individual who had not been called as a witness during the trial. He further asserts as error the failure of the trial court to declare a mistrial after receiving…