Wittschen v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of criminal attempt to commit child molestation. OCGA § 16-4-1. On appeal, he contends that the trial court’s denials of his motions for directed verdict and for new trial were erroneous inasmuch as several essential elements of the crimes were not proven.

1. Two girls, 12 and 8 years old at the time of the incident, identified appellant as the man who drove a van on the residential street where they were roller skating, stopped the van, held up dollar bills, and asked them if they would like to have the money. When the older girl responded…