Nichols v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, William Shane Nichols was convicted of aggravated sexual battery (OCGA § 16-6-22.2 (b)), aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2 (a) (2)), false imprisonment (OCGA § 16-5-41 (a)), and public indecency (OCGA § 16-6-8 (a) (3)).1 Nichols filed a motion for new trial, which the trial court denied. Nichols appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the false imprisonment count, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial on the ground that the prosecutor improperly placed his…