Lawton v. the State

McFADDEN, Presiding Judge.

After trial, a jury convicted George Henry Lawton of one count of rape, four counts of aggravated sodomy, four counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation. The trial court merged the aggravated child molestation counts into the aggravated sodomy counts and sentenced Lawton to life plus 20 years to be served in confinement.

Lawton appeals, arguing that the evidence does not support the convictions, but we find that there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Lawton was guilty. Lawton…