Gresham v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Edward Frank Gresham was convicted on one count of child molestation1 and one count of statutory rape.2 He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to declare a mistrial based on juror misconduct, admitting similar transaction evidence, failing to instruct the jury on bare suspicion, and imposing a disproportionately severe sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, Davis v. State,3 the evidence shows that in 2006, Gresham was the live-in boyfriend of Christen Wood. B.…